Taxus floridana Nuttall ex Chapman. Common name: Florida Yew. Habitat: Mesic bluffs and ravines. Distribution: Endemic to Panhandle FL. Reports from s. GA (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.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl1, FNA2, K4, NS, S, S13, WH3, Farjon (1998), Möller et al (2020); = Taxus baccata L. ssp. floridana (Nutt. ex Chapm.) Pilg.; = Taxus baccata L. var. floridana (Nutt. ex Chapm.) Silba; = Taxus globosa Schltdl. var. floridana (Nutt. ex Chapm.) Spjut — Spjut (2007a), Spjut (2007b); < Taxus floridana Nutt. ex Chapm. — POWO; Taxus floridana Nutt. ex Chapm. Basionym: Taxus floridana Nutt. ex Chapm. 1860
Links to other floras: = Taxus floridana - FNA2
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Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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© Alan Cressler: Taxus floridana, Garden of Eden Trail, Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Liberty County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Taxus floridana, originally from Torreya State Park, Florida, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Fulton County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Taxus floridana, Apalachicola Ravines, Liberty County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Taxus floridana, Apalachicola Ravines, Liberty County, Florida 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Taxus floridana, Garden of Eden Trail, The Nature Conservancy, Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, Liberty County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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