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Taxon:  Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière



Summary
Genus:
Tsuga
Family:
Pinaceae
Nomen number:
40698
Place of publication:
Traité gén. conif. 189. 1855
Verified:
05/15/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pinus canadensis L.

Autonym(s)
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière f. canadensis
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière var. canadensis

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Picea canadensis (L.) Link

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Abies canadensis (L.) Michx. var. gracilis Waterer ex Gordon
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière f. fastigiata (Beissn.) C. K. Schneid.
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière f. gracilis (Waterer ex Gordon) Beissn.
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière var. fastigiata Beissn.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  4. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening 4:526.
  8. International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
  9. Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
  10. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  11. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. Silba, J. 1986. Encyclopaedia Coniferae. Phytologia Mem. 8:213.
  14. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Common names
English
Canadian hemlock –
eastern hemlock –
eastern hemlock-spruce –
hemlock –
French
pruche de l'Est –
pruche du Canada –
German
Hemlocktanne –
Italian
tsuga canadese –
Swedish
hemlock –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios.e.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesotae.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndianas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabaman.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgian.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Nova Scotia, Ontario (s.e.), Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana (s.), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Minnesota (e.), Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (n.), Delaware, Georgia (n.), Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening 4:526.
Materialsessential oils Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Materialswood Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=40698. Accessed 2 June 2025.