Species: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca
Douglas-fir
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pseudotsuga
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir - douglas bleu
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Conifers and relatives
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Coniferophyta - Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae - Pseudotsuga - Recorded as Pseudotsuga glauca Mayr by Record and Mell, 1924 (B43REC0100LA).
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Tree, to 100 ft in height.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-11-15
Global Status Last Changed
1996-11-15
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Occurs from latitude 55| north in British Columbia southward at progressively higher elevations throughout the Rocky Mountain system into Mexico as far as Hidalgo (Record and Mell 1943).