| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxaceae | Taxus baccata | English Yew | Suburban woodlands, planted as hedges and ornamentals, escaping locally, as in Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC (Shetler & Orli 2000). | Native of Europe. |  (c) Danielson, Erik |
| Taxaceae | Taxus canadensis | Canada Yew, American Yew | Cliffs, bluffs, and rocky slopes over calcareous or mafic rocks, red spruce and hemlock swamps and bogs. | Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland), Newfoundland and Labrador (Labrador), Minnesota, and s. Manitoba south to nw. North Carolina, ne. Tennessee, Kentucky, and Iowa. Taxus was first found in North Carolina in 1968 (McDowell 1969). In our region, Taxus canadensis occurs primarily on limestone and mafic bluffs, but at its southernmost site in the hanging valley of Long Hope Creek (Ashe and Watauga counties, North Carolina), it is found in red spruce swamps and fen edges (over mafic substrates), where it is locally common. Deer have a devastating effect on populations of this species in our area. |  (c) Fleming, Gary P. |
| Taxaceae | Taxus cuspidata | Japanese Yew | Suburban woodlands, planted as hedges and ornamentals, escaping locally (Shetler & Orli 2000). | Native of Japan, e. China, and Korea. |  (c) Danielson, Erik |
| Taxaceae | Taxus floridana | Florida Yew | Mesic bluffs and ravines. | Endemic to Panhandle Florida. Reports from s. Georgia (e.g., Mellinger 1984) appear to be speculative. Sometimes reported to also occur along the east coast of Mexico (POWO 2024), but this usually interpreted as a different taxon. |  (c) Cressler, Alan M. |