Species Table
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Infradivision Angiospermae
Family Name Cupressaceae / cypress, redwood
Botanical Name Taxus brevifolia
Common Names Pacific yew / western yew
Native Continents North America
Native Distribution Map 
Native Range The western side of the Cascades to the Pacific coast from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Santa Rosa, California; the California Cascades from Mt Shasta south to Mt Lassen and Lake Tahoe; and southeast British Columbia, north Idaho, the northernmost Rocky Mtns in Montana, and the northern Umatilla Forest in northeast Oregon.
Native to these North American Tree Region(s)
| Montana Native | Boreal Forest | Pacific Coast Forests | Northern Rocky Mtn. Complex | Southern Rocky Mtn. Complex | Great Plains | Central Hardwoods | Northeastern Mixed Woods | Southeastern Mixed Forests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |