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This occurrence of Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière was collected on June 27, 2003 in United States. Flora of the World includes 2 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Tsuga canadensis--CT. Near Ashley Falls. Bartholomew's Cobble. CD28 Jun 03. 022.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Tsuga
Specific Epithet
canadensis
Authorship
(L.) Carrière
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 13.9
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.7
Global rank
#241 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 14 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →