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

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.

NatureServe Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled

Links: Environmental Conservation Online System • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • Global Trees Campaign • NatureServe Explorer • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

1: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D2014-0855.008
2: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D2014-0855.007
3: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D2014-0855.010
4: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D2014-0855.009
5: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D2014-0855.006
6: CON: CJ10 (CJ10) • Accession: D2014-0855.001
7: STU: AT08 (AT08) • Accession: D2014-0855.005
8: STU: AT08 (AT08) • Accession: D2014-0855.004
9: STU: AT08 (AT08) • Accession: D2014-0855.003
10: STU: AT08 (AT08) • Accession: D2014-0855.002
11: STU: AU09 (AU09) • Accession: D2006-0305.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
12: STU: AU09 (AU09) • Accession: D2006-0305.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
13: STU: AU09 (AU09) • Accession: D2006-0306.001

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