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Taxus

Taxus leaves with arils (fleshy seeds)	Taxus baccata

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And for the cous de gras, I present to you the genus Taxus, commonly known as the yew trees. These plants are generally tress or shrubs, and they can grow to be as tall as 18 meters. (Hickman, 121) They are classified in the division Coniferophyta (the Conifers) which also contains such notable trees as Pine and Douglas Fir. The most notable species of Taxus, and the only one native to California, is T. brevifolia, the Pacific Yew. The yew's habitat is relegated to dense, evergreen forests, on lower slopes of mountains or at canyon bottoms. (Hickman, 121) For those of you interested in finding Taxus, good luck. It's value as a medicinal plant has made finding the tree in it's natural habitat an extremely rare event.

Another example of Taxus foliage