The eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, also called Canadian hemlock, is a coniferous tree in the pine family, Pinaceae, native to eastern North America, where it grows across the Great Lakes region, the Appalachian Mountains, the Maritimes and the northeastern United States. It has also been introduced as an ornamental tree in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, and it is the official state tree of Pennsylvania.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Tsuga canadensis (Wikidata)
In Biome
Lake, Biomes Source Tsuga canadensis (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Croatia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Georgia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Lithuania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Tsuga canadensis (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1137143 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Child Taxon Of: Pinopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- In Biome: Lake, Introduction
View the Source 3. Eastern Hemlock (Wikipedia)
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