Tsuga mertensiana, known as mountain hemlock, is a species of conifer in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to the west coast of North America, found between Southcentral Alaska and south-central California.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mountain 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 mertensiana
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