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T. brevifolia var. reptaneta (thicket yew) is a shrub variety that generally occurs in the mid to upper elevation range of the typical variety, 1,000–1,220 m (3,280–4,000 ft) at its southernmost occurrence in the Klamath Mountains region, and at lower elevations further north. [5]
The wilderness has Coast Range and Klamath montane, mixed evergreen and Douglas fir forest types. Conifers include the California endemic foxtail pine, ponderosa pine, red fir and white fir, the rare western white pine, sugar pine, incense cedar, and the Pacific yew. [9] Other tree species include oaks and cottonwoods.
Range in Canada Global rank Notes YK NT NU LB CA; BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF; Taxus baccata English yew YK NT NU LB CA Secure Exotic BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF Taxus brevifolia Pacific yew YK NT NU LB CA Secure BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF Taxus canadensis Canada yew YK NT NU LB CA Secure BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NF
Forests here consist predominantly of Douglas-fir and western hemlock, with minor components of mountain hemlock, noble fir, subalpine fir, grand fir, Pacific silver fir, red alder, and Pacific yew. Vine maples , rhododendron , Oregon grape , huckleberry , and thimbleberry grow beneath the trees.
A Pacific yew tree, known as a strong conifer whose bark has been used to treat cancer, fell in December after 410 years in Washington state. A Pacific yew tree, known as a strong conifer whose ...
The Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia), native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, and the Canada yew (Taxus canadensis) of Eastern and Central North America were the initial sources of paclitaxel or Taxol, a chemotherapeutic drug used in breast and lung cancer treatment and, more recently, in the production of the Taxus drug eluting stent ...
The Siskiyou Mountains are a coastal subrange of the Klamath Mountains, and located in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon in the United States.They extend in an arc for approximately 100 miles (160 km) from east of Crescent City, California, northeast along the north side of the Klamath River into Josephine and Jackson counties in Oregon.
Most notably, the county-run Santa Ynez Reservoir — which is right in the heart of Pacific Palisades, and can hold 117 million gallons — was empty when the fires broke out last week, and has ...