Yew Family
Taxaceae
Plantae
COMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 400-2,000+ yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Temperate forest
- Range
- Northern Hemisphere
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Defense
- Toxins
- Status
- Common
About
The yew is a slow-growing evergreen conifer found in temperate forests. It produces red fleshy arils that protect a single toxic seed inside.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Taxaceae