Tsuga heterophylla, the western hemlock or western hemlock-spruce, is a species of conifer in the pine family, Pinaceae. It typically grows to 70 metres (230 feet) tall and is long-lived at high elevations. Native to the northwest coast of North America, it is a source of timber, tannin, and edible cambium.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Western hemlock being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Tsuga
- Species
- Tsuga heterophylla
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