Species

Taxus baccata

Common Name(s)

yew

Authority

Taxus baccata L.

Family

Taxaceae

Brief Description

Leaves petiolate, which provide a ready means of distinguishing young plants of yew from miro (Prumnopitys ferruginea) in which each leaf lamina is continuous with the stem at its base. Poisonous.

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

TAXBAC

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Gymnosperm Trees & Shrubs

Flowering

Dioecious

Fruiting

Seed is surrounded by a fleshy red aril

Year Naturalised

1968

Origin

Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia E. to Himalaya

Reason for Introduction

Ornamental and for hedging. Poisonous

Poisonous plant:
All parts of this plant are poisonous including the red "berries" with the green seed.

 

 


 

This page last updated on 27 Aug 2015