Japanese yew USDA PLANTS Symbol: TACU
U.S. Nativity: Exotic
Habit: Conifer Trees
Taxus cuspidata Sieb. & Zucc.

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Taxonomic Rank: Pinopsida: Taxales: Taxaceae
Native Range: Cent. & west. China (REHD);

Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources


EDDMapS Distribution:
This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
 


State(s) Where Reported invasive.
Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database.

Native Alternatives:
Juniperus communis var. depressa (common juniper)
Juniperus virginiana (eastern redcedar)
Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew)
Taxus canadensis (Canada yew)
Taxus floridana (Florida yew)
Thuja occidentalis (arborvitae)
Thuja plicata (western red cedar)
Torreya taxifolia (Florida nutmeg)


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Invasive Listing Sources:
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004