Taxon:
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. menziesii
Summary
Verified:
05/20/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
- Farjon, A. 1990. Pinaceae: Drawings and descriptions of the genera Abies, Cedrus, Pseudolarix, Keteleeria, Nothotsuga, Tsuga, Cathaya, Pseudotsuga, Larix and Picea. Regnum Veg. 121
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
- Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
- 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
Common names
English
coastal Douglas-fir – Douglas-fir – French
Douglas vert – Italian
abete di Douglas –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
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 | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Nevada | w. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Northern America
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [British Columbia]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Oregon, Washington]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California, Nevada (w.)]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Materials | gum/resin | | Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. |
Materials | wood | | Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. |
Medicines | folklore | fide CRC MedHerbs ed2, as Pseudotsuga menziesii | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
Social | religious/secular | Christmas tree | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/ |