Tsuga mertensiana Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8171

Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière

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

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


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Family:	PINACEAE
Genus:	Tsuga

Communities: Subalpine Forest

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

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ICPN:

Tsuga crassifolia

More information about Tsuga mertensiana


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (TSME)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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: Jan 19, 2019).