Douglas fir
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"Douglas-fir" redirects here. For the genus and the other species with common names containing "Douglas fir" or "Douglas-fir", see Pseudotsuga. For the ship, see Oregon Pine (schooner).
The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)[3] is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir,[4] Douglas spruce,[5] Oregon pine,[6] and Columbian pine.[7] There are three varieties: coast Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. menziesii), Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. glauca) and Mexican Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. lindleyana).[8]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Pseudotsuga |
Species: | P. menziesii |
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Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco | |
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Despite its common names, it is not a true fir (genus Abies), spruce (genus Picea), or pine (genus Pinus). It is also not a hemlock; the genus name Pseudotsuga means "false hemlock".