Western hemlock

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Name (Hebrew)
צוגה מערבית
Name (Latin)
Western hemlock
Name (Arabic)
أتسوغة متباينة الأوراق
Other forms of name
Abies heterophylla
Pacific hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
West Coast hemlock
See Also From tracing topical name
Tsuga
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1144409
Library of congress: sh 85146260
Sources of Information
  • ITIS search, Jan. 3, 2007(Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg., synonym: Abies heterophylla, vernacular names: pacific hemlock, west coast hemlock, western hemlock)
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Wikipedia description:

Tsuga heterophylla, the western hemlock or western hemlock-spruce, is a species of hemlock. It typically grows to 70 metres (230 feet) tall and is long-lived at high elevations. Native to the northwest coast of North America, it is a source of timber, tannin, and edible cambium.

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