- Family: Pinaceae Spreng. ex F.Rudolphi
- Genus: Tsuga (Endl.) Carrière
Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière
- Genus: Tsuga (Endl.) Carrière
This species is accepted, and its native range is Alaska to W. U.S.A.
Descriptions
According to EDGE Gymnosperms
[EDGE]Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.
- Conservation
- Tsuga mertensiana is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -7.09, which places it in position 721 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 16.61, ranked 146. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.
Distribution
Native to:
Alaska, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
Accepted Infraspecifics
Synonyms
Other Data
Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière appears in other Kew resources:
Bibliography
First published in Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 250 (1867)
Accepted by
- Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
- Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- USDA, NRCS (2005- continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
- Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Sources
EDGE Gymnosperms
EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0