Taxus globosa, the Mexican yew, is an evergreen shrub and one of the eight species of yew. The Mexican yew is a rare species, only known to be found in a small number of locations in eastern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, and is listed as an endangered species. The Mexican yew is a shrub that grows to an average height of 4.6m. It has large, sharp light green needles growing in ranks on either side of its branches.
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Is it poisonous?
Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Yew; taxine alkaloids in all parts except the red aril Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Taxus mairei — toxic
- Taxus floridana — toxic
- Torreya nucifera
- Taxus baccata — considered toxic
- Taxus cuspidata — toxic
- Taxus brevifolia — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Taxaceae
- Genus
- Taxus
- Species
- Taxus globosa
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