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family Taxaceae

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Noun1.family Taxaceae - sometimes classified as member of order Taxales
Taxaceae, yew family
gymnosperm family - a family of gymnosperms
Coniferales, order Coniferales - profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves
genus Taxus, Taxus - yews
yew - any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
Austrotaxus, genus Austrotaxus - a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew
genus Pseudotaxus, Pseudotaxus - one species
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FAMILY NAME Taxus baccatta of the Family Taxaceae COMMON NAMES Yew, common yew, European yew, yewtree HEIGHT/WEIGHT Average height is 40 to 50 feet tall with short twisted boles but can be as short as 20 feet or as tall as 60 feet.
Yew: the strong, pliable softwood by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
RELATED ARTICLE: Family Names Taxus baccata of the Family Taxaceae Other Names Yew wood, common yew, European yew, yewtree, Caucasian yew Height/Weight Height averages 40 to 50 feet.
Yew trees hit their mark in history by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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