Despite its common name, not a
fir genus Abies.
Not even a
🌲︎ pine genus Pinus,
spruce genus Picea,
hemlock genus Tsuga,
larch genus Larix
nor
arborvitae/cedar/cypress/incense cedar/juniper several genera.
Instead, part of
genus Pseudotsuga
in
🌲︎ cedar / fir / hemlock / larch / pine / spruce family Pinaceae.
Native to western North America: 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA in the coastal areas and mountains (var. menziesii), the Rocky Mountains (var. glauca), extending into Texas and 🇲🇽 Mexico (var. lindleyana).
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Invasive > Hawai'i
🌲︎ State tree of Oregon.
Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)
On No-Plant List by Seneca Nation of Indians.
(pages 59 and 64)
Pseudotsuga hosts caterpillars of 61 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.