Taxus canadensis

Taxus canadensis, the Canada yew or Canadian yew, is a conifer native to central and eastern North America, thriving in swampy woods, ravines, riverbanks and on lake shores. Locally called simply "yew", this species is also referred to as American yew or ground-hemlock.

Male and female flowers are cone like structures called strobili, both about 3 mm long, borne singly in the leaf axils usually on different branches of the same plant, occasionally on separate plants. Male strobili are.. more