Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco

Douglas-fir

Synonyms: Abies menziesii, Pseudotsuga taxifolia

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Gymnosperm

Sublevel 2: Conifer

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Family: Pinaceae

Genus: Pseudotsuga

Species: Pseudotsuga menziesii

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Pseudotsuga menziesii