Torreya taxifolia - Florida torreya, stinking-cedar, Florida nutmeg-yew

***Torreya* *taxifolia***

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Common name: Florida torreya, stinking-cedar, Florida nutmeg-yew

Family: Taxaceae (yew family)

Distribution: s.e. United States

IUCN Red list: Critically Endangered

National red list: Federally Endangered

Hardiness: USDA Zone 6

Life form: Evergreen tree

NatureServe Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled

IUCN Red List code: CR A2ace; 10 August 2010

Comments: This extremely rare and threatened conifer shrub, a member of the yew family, is only native to a small area along the Apalachicola River of northern Florida and the adjacent sliver of southern Georgia. This formerly prominent plant is exceedingly uncommon today. The sharply pointed needles have a fragrance similar to celery. Expect a small tree, perhaps growing 15-20' tall after many years.

Links: Flora of North America (eFloras.org) • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • Global Trees Campaign • IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species • NatureServe Explorer • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • USFS ECOS (Environmental Conservation Online System) • World Flora Online

1: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D2014-0855.006
2: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D2014-0855.009
3: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D2014-0855.007
4: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D2014-0855.008
5: STU: AT08 (AT08) • Accession: D2014-0855.002
6: STU: AT08 (AT08) • Accession: D2014-0855.003
7: STU: AT08 (AT08) • Accession: D2014-0855.004
8: STU: AT08 (AT08) • Accession: D2014-0855.005
9: STU: AU09 (AU09) • Accession: D2006-0305.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
10: STU: AU09 (AU09) • Accession: D2006-0305.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
11: STU: AU09 (AU09) • Accession: D2006-0306.001

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***Torreya* *taxifolia***

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