Common name
English: Douglas Fir
German: Douglasie, Douglastanne
Mandarin: 花旗松 (hua qi song)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Pinopsida (36)
Order: Pinales (35)
Family: Pinaceae (18)(family description)
Genus: Pseudotsuga (1)
Epithet: menziesii (Mirb.) Franco (1)
Synonyms: ? pumila Waterer, Abies douglasii (Knight ex Carrière) Godr., Abies drummondii Godr., Abies menziesii Mirb., Abies obliqua Bong. ex Godr., Abies obliquata Raf. ex Godr., Abietia douglasii (Knight ex Carrière) A.H.Kent, Pseudotsuga douglasii Beissn., Pseudotsuga glauca (Beissn.) Fitschen, Pseudotsuga mucronata (Raf.) Sudw., Pseudotsuga taxifolia (Beissn.) C.K.Schneid., Tsuga douglasii Lindl.
douglasii => in honor of David Douglas (1799–1834), Scottish botanist
glauca => greyish or bluish
menziesii => after Archibald Menzies, a famous Scottish botanist
mucronata => terminating, an organ with a straight, stiff and sharp point
obliqua => asymmetrical
pumila => short, very small, low, small, dwarf
taxifolia => having leaves like the genera Taxus
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
External links
Check for Pseudotsuga menziesii at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [78] Pseudotsuga menziesii - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
- [654] Pseudotsuga menziesii - Plants For A Future database
- [1563] Pseudotsuga menziesii - Flora of China @ efloras.org
