...Moist
...Variable
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Tsuga canadensis
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tsuga canadensis
FAMILY
Pinaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 016-03-001:
Tsuga canadensis
FAMILY
Pinaceae
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Hemlock, Canada Hemlock
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JK Marlow jkm130420_434
April Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Cones pendant, small, with thin scales, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm0305zc_01
May Buncombe County NC
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
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JK Marlow jkm0305zc_02
May Buncombe County NC
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
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JK Marlow jkm060521_155
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Bark brown to red-brown, scaly, becoming thick and forming plates or ridges, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm080802_152
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
The tiny hemlock woolly adelgid has left a trail of dead hemlocks, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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Paul Thompson psttsuga_canadensis
September?
Leaves are primarily two-ranked. — Clemson Extension
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JK Marlow s041226_a
December Greenville County SC
Caesars Head State Park
Needles 3/8-3/4" long, flexible, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow s041226_b
December Greenville County SC
Caesars Head State Park
Needles 2-ranked, flattened, with 2 narrow whitish bands of stomata beneath, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
COMPARE needles of Fir, Hemlock and Spruce