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European Yew

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

European Yew, also called common yew or English yew, is a coniferous tree in the family Taxaceae native to a broad range spanning much of Europe and parts of West Asia, the Caucasus and Northwest Africa, where it grows as a woodland tree. Nearly every part of the tree is highly toxic, with poisonous compounds present in all its tissues except the fleshy red aril, and these toxins can cause harm through inhalation, ingestion, or absorption through the skin.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 1

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 2

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Scientific Name

Taxus baccata 2

Conservation Status

Least Concern 2

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: English Yew

In Biome

Temperate Forest

Source Plants For A Future: Taxus baccata

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Taxus baccata

system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It is a woodland tree in its native range, which spans much of Europe and parts of West Asia, the Caucasus and Northwest Africa.
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 325125
Taxus baccata is a species of coniferous tree in the family Taxaceae.
Distribution
It has been introduced elsewhere, including the United States.

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2. Wikidata: English Yew

Wikidata

Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Wikidata Q179729 (P225 taxon name)
Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q179729
Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Taxus baccata

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Taxus

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12857

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12857

"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Taxaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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Plants For A Future: Taxus baccata

Plants For A FutureIn Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats

Quote, In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats

Woods and scrub, usually on limestone. It sometimes forms pure stands in sheltered sites on chalk in the south-east and on limestone in the north-west

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