Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Pinaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Similar to no. 1 [Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière]; lvs entire, averaging slightly larger, more diversely oriented, so that the sprays are not so flat; cones 25–35 mm, the scales widely spreading at maturity, oblong-ovate, the exposed portion of the middle ones at least as long as wide. Ravines and rocky hillsides in the Blue Ridge Prov., rarely on the Piedmont; sw. Va. to n. Ga.
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Common Names
Carolina-hemlock