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Taxon:
Tsuga mertensiana
(Bong.) Carrière
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Tsuga
Family:
Pinaceae
Nomen number:
40709
Place of publication:
Traité gén. conif. ed. 2:250. 1867
Verified:
05/15/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pinus mertensiana
Bong.
Autonym(s)
Tsuga mertensiana
(Bong.) Carrière f.
mertensiana
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Abies mertensiana
(Bong.) Lindl. & Gordon
Hesperopeuce mertensiana
(Bong.) Rydb.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Abies hookeriana
A. Murray bis
Abies pattoniana
J. Jeffrey ex A. Murray bis
Tsuga mertensiana
(Bong.) Carrière f.
argentea
(Beissn.) Rehder
Tsuga pattoniana
(A. Murray bis) Engelm.
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Farjon, A.
1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
2000. International code of botanical nomenclature (Saint Louis Code) Art. 7.4, Ex. 2.
URL:
http://www.bgbm.org/iapt/nomenclature/code/SaintLouis/0000St.Luistitle.htm
Hickman, J. C., ed.
1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening 4:526, 527.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Scoggan, H. J.
1978. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. 2:188.
Silba, J.
1986. Encyclopedia Coniferae. Phytologia Mem. 8:216.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
alpine hemlock –
Reference(s)
black hemlock –
Reference(s)
mountain hemlock –
Reference(s)
French
pruche de Patton –
Reference(s)
Swedish
berghemlock –
Reference(s)
blå berghemlock –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Idaho
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Montana
n.w.
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Oregon
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Washington
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
n. & c.
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Nevada
1
Native
Northern America
Subarctic America
United States
Alaska
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
British Columbia
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
United States
[Alaska (s.)]
WESTERN CANADA:
Canada
[British Columbia]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Idaho (n.), Montana (n.w.), Oregon, Washington]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[California (n. & c.), Nevada]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening 4:526, 527.
Materials
fiber
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Materials
wood
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Name
References