Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Conifers: Cupressales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Torreya taxifolia
FAMILY
Taxaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
As early as the 1830s Torreya was recognized as very rare and special. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
A classic example of Arcto-Tertiary Geoflora, in which highly disjunct sister species are located in extremely disjunct locales in temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere. Read more at Torreya Guardians.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Torreya taxifolia
FAMILY
Taxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Torreya taxifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tumion taxifolium
COMMON NAME:
Florida Torreya, Stinking-cedar
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_124a
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JK Marlow jkm100313_096
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm100313_098
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm100313_127
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
Male cones borne singly in the axils of needles of the previous year, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
COMPARE
conifers (not including Pines)
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Sam Pratt sbp_040722_image3
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm150529_107
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm140607_642
June Franklin County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Leaves stiff with a short petiole-like constriction, often slightly curved, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Torreya taxifolia
FAMILY
Taxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Torreya taxifolia
FAMILY
Taxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Torreya taxifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tumion taxifolium
3412
Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Moist ravines and bluffs, sometimes planted well outside its native range as an ornamental, and also rarely established near plantings, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia Coastal Plain (introduced elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Rare or waif(s)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves spine-tipped
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite
"FLOWER":
Spring
FRUIT:
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p326
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p403
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p026
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p350
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