Taxaceae
Florida yew
Taxus floridana
- Family
- Taxaceae
- Genus
- Taxus
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- طقسوس فلوريدا
- arz
- طقسوس فلوريدا
- azb
- فلوریدا قاراچؤهرهسی
- Azerbaijani
- Florida qaraçöhrəsi
- Bulgarian
- Флоридски тис
- English
- Florida yew
- German
- Florida-Eibe
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Floridabarlind
- Persian
- سرخدار فلوریدا
- Russian
- Тис флоридский
Synonyms
- Taxus baccata subsp. floridana (Nutt. ex Chapm.) Pilg.
- Taxus baccata var. floridana (Nutt. ex Chapm.) Elwes
- Taxus baccata var. floridana (Nutt. ex Chapm.) Pilg.
- Taxus canadensis subsp. floridana (Nutt. ex Chapm.) Silba
- Taxus canadensis var. floridana (Nutt. ex Chapm.) Silba
- Taxus globosa var. floridana (Nutt. ex Chapm.) Spjut
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cbarlow, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cbarlow, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.