Taxus baccata
Poisonous plant
Common names
yew
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms
Simplified description
Leaves petiolate, which provide a ready means of distinguishing young plants of yew from miro (Prumnopitys ferruginea) in which each leaf lamina is continuous with the stem at its base. Poisonous.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ecology
Flowering
Dioecious
Fruiting
Seed is surrounded by a fleshy red aril
Year naturalised
1968
Origin
Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia E. to Himalaya
Reason for introduction
Ornamental and for hedging. Poisonous
Other information
Poisonous plant
All parts of this plant are poisonous including the red “berries” with the green seed.
NVS code
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