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- [126] species information
- [719] Tsuga canadensis - Plants For A Future database