Subject: RE: baidarka -digest V1 #329
From: Stephen Graham (stephengraham@safestar.com)
Date: Mon Apr 03 2000 - 17:58:35 EDT
Douglas-fir is the name of an entire genus of trees that contains six
species--two native to North America and four native to eastern Asia.
Because of its similarity to other genera, Douglas-fir has given botanists
fits. It has, at various times, been called a pine, a spruce, a hemlock, and
a true fir. In 1867, because of its distinctive cones, it was given its own
genus--Pseudotsuga--which means false hemlock. The hyphen in the common name
lets us know that Douglas-fir is not a "true" fir--that it's not a member of
the Abies genus.
Only one Douglas-fir is native to the Pacific Northwest, and it's by far the
most important member of the entire genus. Its common name is identical to
that of the genus, reflecting its importance. Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga
menziesii) is Oregon's state tree.
See http://www.orst.edu/instruct/for241/con/dfgen.html
Steve - Current Oregonian (in Memphis, TN at the moment)
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Subject: Re: baidarka -digest V1 #329
>except for Douglas Fir which is 'pseudotsuga douglasie'.
I think its PSEUDOTSUGA menziesii
Jeff - Former Oregonian
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