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Difference between revisions of "Pseudotsuga menziesii"
Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 2, 24: 74. 1950.
Common names: Douglas-fir Oregon-pine sapin de Douglas
Basionym: Abies menziesii Mirbel Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 13: 63, 70. 1825 Abies taxifolia Poiret 1805, Pinus taxifolia Lambert 1803,
Synonyms: Abies mucronata Rafinesque Pseudotsuga douglasii (Lindley) Carrière Pseudotsuga mucronata (Rafinesque) Sudworth Pseudotsuga taxifolia (Lambert) Britton
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Revision as of 20:48, 16 December 2019
Trees to 90(–100)m; trunk to 4.4m diam.; crown narrow to broadly conic, flattened in age. Twigs slender, pubescent, becoming glabrous with age. Leaves 15–30(–40) × 1–1.5mm, yellow-green to dark or bluish green, apex obtuse to acute. Pollen cones yellow-red. Seed cones 4–10 × 3–3.5cm. Seeds 5–6mm, wing longer than seed body.
Distribution
North America, Mexico.
Discussion
Pseudotsuga menziesii is a most important timber tree, valued in both the Old and New worlds. The two intergrading varieties are sympatric in southern British Columbia and northeastern Washington.
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is the state tree of Oregon.
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Key
| 1 | Bracts straight, appressed; seed cones 6-10 cm; leaves yellowish green; Pacific Coast region. | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii |
| 1 | Bracts spreading, often reflexed; seed cones 4-7 cm; leaves bluish green to dark green or gray-green; Rocky Mountain region. | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca |