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Common name

English: Eastern Hemlock

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Pinophyta (22)

    Class: Pinopsida (36)

      Order: Pinales (35)

        Family: Pinaceae (18)

          Genus: Tsuga (1)

            Epithet: canadensis (L.) Carr. (2)

Synonyms: Abies americana Mill., Abies curvifolia Salisb., Picea canadensis (L.) Link, Pinus americana (Mill.) Du Roi, Pinus canadensis L., Tsuga americana (Mill.) Farw.

americana => from America

canadensis => of Canadian origin

Characteristics

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

External links

Check for Tsuga canadensis at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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