Yew is a common name given to various species of trees.
The name is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Taxus:
- European yew or common yew (Taxus baccata)
- Pacific yew or western yew (Taxus brevifolia)
- Canadian yew (Taxus canadensis)
- Chinese yew (Taxus chinensis)
- Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
- Florida yew (Taxus floridana)
- Mexican yew (Taxus globosa)
- Sumatran yew (Taxus sumatrana)
- Himalayan yew (Taxus wallichiana)
- †Taxus masonii (Eocene fossil yew)
Plants in this genus are primarily separate-sexed, and male yews are extremely allergenic, with an OPALS allergy scale rating of 10 out of 10, while completely female Taxus yews produce no pollen and have an OPALS rating of 1.[1]
The name "yew" is also used for any of various coniferous plants in the families Taxaceae and Cephalotaxaceae:
- White-berry yew (Pseudotaxus chienii)
- New Caledonian yew or southern yew (Austrotaxus spicata)
- Catkin-yew (Amentotaxus sp.)
- Plum-yew (Cephalotaxus sp.)
Various coniferous plants in the family Podocarpaceae, which are superficially similar to other yews, are also known by this name:
- Prince Albert's yew (Saxegothaea conspicua)
- Plum-yew (Prumnopitys sp.)
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- ^ Ogren, Thomas (2015). The Allergy-Fighting Garden. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 205. ISBN 9781607744917.