European yew

Taxus baccata

Русское название: Тис ягодный

A long-lived conifer with conspicuous red fleshy seed coverings. Most parts, notably needles and seeds, contain dangerous toxic compounds. Keep children and animals from eating any part.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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Safety information

Do not use photographs or online summaries to identify wild plants for eating or medicinal use. Some poisonous plants resemble edible species and even handling certain species can cause harm. If poisoning is suspected, contact your local poison service or urgent medical care. Do not wait for symptoms.

Poison Control: poisonous plants (US) ↗

◎Distribution

Europe, North Africa and western Asia

♧Habitat

Shaded woodland, parks and gardens

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsTaxus baccata — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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