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not marked as a favorite taxon *Taxus baccata Linnaeus. Common name: English Yew. Habitat: Suburban woodlands, planted as hedges and ornamentals, escaping locally, as in Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC (Shetler & Orli 2000). Distribution: Native of Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA2, G, K4, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Farjon (1998), Möller et al (2020), not treated formally; = n/a — RAB; = Taxus baccata L. ssp. baccata. Basionym: Taxus baccata L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Taxus baccata - FNA2

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