Taxus baccata L., 1753 29% complete

Yew

Sp. Pl.: 1040 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Source not recorded8 Not on the record10 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 1040 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Yew No source recorded
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Observations Azores, Europe to N. Iran, NW. Africa No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 1005 cm
  • 1005 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 72 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 86, 92, 164, 174, 178, 191, 241, 673, 818, 873, 898, 918
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color empty Not on the record
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Growth rate empty Not on the record
Maximum height 1800 cm
  • 1800 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 25, 28, 37, 68, 86, 92, 164, 174, 178, 191, 241, 673, 818, 873, 898, 918
Sourced
Sexuality dioecious Sourced
Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 37, 71, 86, 92, 178, 460, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light empty
  • 4 / 9 · shade to half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 110, 445, 822
Sourced
Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 30 cm Sourced
Other
Human usage type —
  • nursery_stock, ornamental, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record