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yew (Taxus)

Plant

  • Shrub or tree
  • Needled evergreen

Twig

  • Alternate needle arrangement
  • Needles attached singly
  • Long, slender, reddish-hued twigs, with shoots that branch off alternately for leaves

Leaf

  • ½-1" long
  • Needles attached singly
  • Flat, tapering to abrupt point
  • Faint white bands on underside

Fruit

  • ¼-⅓" long
  • Cones are fleshy, red
  • Appear berry-like