Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, commonly called the bigcone spruce or bigcone Douglas-fir, is a conifer in the pine family, Pinaceae, native to the mountains of southern California. It is notable for having the largest (by far) cones in the genus Pseudotsuga, hence the name.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bigcone Douglas-fir 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
- Pseudotsuga
- Species
- Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
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