Tsuga heterophylla, the western hemlock or western hemlock-spruce, is a species of conifer in the pine family, Pinaceae, native to the northwest coast of North America. It typically grows to 70 meters tall and is long-lived at high elevations, and it is a source of timber, tannin, and edible cambium.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Tsuga heterophylla (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Turkey, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Tsuga heterophylla (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1144409 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Pinopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. Western Hemlock (Wikipedia)
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