Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.
Detail
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Botanical Name
- Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.
- Common Name
- Carolina Hemlock
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.
- Comments
- Mortality from hemlock woolly adelgid outbreaks has significantly reduced the populations of this already uncommon tree.
- Habitat
- Mesic to dry acidic forests, rocky bluffs, and outcrops. Infrequent in the sw. mountains, north to Rockbridge County; rare in the sw. Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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