Tsuga mertensiana Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8171

Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

Black hemlock, Hemlock spruce, Mountain hemlock, Patton spruce, Sierra hemlock, Western hemlock

Tsuga mertensiana, a gymnosperm, is a tree that is native to California, is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	PINACEAE
Genus:	Tsuga

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN:

Tsuga crassifolia

More information about Tsuga mertensiana


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TSME)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: May 24, 2019).