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Tsuga canadensis (L. ) Carrière
EASTERN HEMLOCK-SPRUCE
Eastern hemlock

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Tsuga canadensis
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Tsuga canadensis

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Tsuga canadensis
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Tsuga canadensis
Tsuga canadensis, inflorescence - whole - unspecified
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Tsuga canadensis, cone - female - receptive
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Tsuga canadensis, cone - female - receptive
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Identification
Several characters are used to tell T. canadensis and T. caroliniana apart:
  • Leaf tips
    • caroliniana = notched to rounded
    • canadensis = rounded to acute
  • Leaf length
    • caroliniana = lateral and dorsal leaves approx same length
    • canadensis = lateral and dorsal leaves dimorphic with the dorsal (along the upper surface of the stem) being generally less than half the length and *turned over* exposing the undersurface

Names
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FamilyScientific name @ source (records)
Pinaceae  Tsuga canadensis @ I_JP (2)

Associates · map
FamilyScientific name @ source (records)
Adelgidae  Adelges tsugae @ I_JP (3)
Annulatascaceae  Ceratostomella pilifera @ BPI (1)
Atheliaceae  Athelia tessulata @ BPI (1)
Botryosphaeriaceae  Dothiorella @ BPI (1)
Capnodiaceae  Scorias spongiosa @ 699422A (1); BPI (1)
Ceratobasidiaceae  Ceratobasidium atratum @ BPI (1)
Chlamydomonadaceae  Sphaerella conicola @ BPI (1)

Sphaerella conigena @ BPI (1)
Clavariaceae  Clavaria botrytis @ BPI (1)

Clavaria subdecurrens @ BPI (2)
Coniophoraceae  Coniophora arida @ BPI (1)

Coniophora byssoidea @ BPI (1)

Coniophora cerebella @ BPI (5)

Coniophora olivacea @ BPI (1)

Coniophora olivascens @ BPI (1)

Coniophora polyporoidea @ BPI (1)

Coniophora puteana @ BPI (1)

Coniophora sistotremoides @ BPI (4)

Coniophora suffocata @ BPI (1)
Corticiaceae  Corticium abeuns @ BPI (2)

Corticium alboflavescens @ BPI (2)

Corticium bicolor @ BPI (2)

Corticium centrifugum @ BPI (1)

Corticium confluens @ BPI (1)

Corticium coronilla @ BPI (1)

Corticium fumosum @ BPI (1)

Corticium galactinum @ BPI (10)

Corticium lactescens @ BPI (1)

Corticium lacteum @ BPI (1)

Corticium macounii @ BPI (1)

Corticium mellinum @ BPI (1)

Corticium ochraceum @ BPI (2)

Corticium petersii @ BPI (3)

Corticium pilosum @ BPI (1)

Corticium pseudotsugae @ BPI (1)

Corticium radiosum @ BPI (6)

Corticium sphaerosporum @ BPI (1)

Corticium subpallidulum @ BPI (1)

Corticium sulphureum @ BPI (1)

Corticium tessulatum @ BPI (1)

Corticium tsugae @ BPI (1)

Corticium vagum @ BPI (3)

Corticium @ BPI (1)

Laeticorticium minnsiae @ BPI (44)
Coryneliaceae  Caliciopsis pinea @ BPI (3)
Corynidae  Coryne sarcoides @ BPI (1)
Cronartiaceae  Peridermium hydrangeae @ BPI (1)

Peridermium peckii @ BPI (4)

Peridermium @ BPI (2)
Cudoniaceae  Spathularia clavata @ BPI (1)
Dacrymycetaceae  Dacrymyces aurantia @ BPI (4)

Dacrymyces corticioides @ BPI (2)

Dacrymyces palmatus @ BPI (4)

Dacrymyces stillatus @ BPI (1)
Davidiellaceae  Cladosporium herbarum @ BPI (1)
Delphacidae  Stobaera tricarinata @ UDCC_NRI (1)
Dermateaceae  Chlorosplenium aeruginosum @ BPI (1)

Dermea balsamea @ 663975B (1); 663974A (1); 663975A (1); 663974B (1); BPI (47)
Diaporthaceae  Phomopsis juniperovora @ BPI (1)

Phomopsis occulta @ BPI (2)

Phomopsis @ BPI (2)
Diaspididae  Aspidiotus cryptomeriae @ CSCA_TCN (2)
Dothioraceae  Dothichiza @ BPI (1)
Eriococcidae  Keithia tsugae @ BPI (89)
Erysiphaceae  Oidium ramosissimum @ BPI (1)
Exidiaceae  Guepinia spathularia @ BPI (1)

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum @ BPI (9)
Fomitopsidaceae  Daedalea confragosa @ BPI (4)
Ganodermataceae  Ganoderma lucidum @ BPI (17)

Ganoderma oregonense @ BPI (1)

Ganoderma tsugae @ 236982A (1); BPI (61)
Helotiaceae  Cenangium balsameum @ 875906C (1); 875906A (1)

Cenangium farinaceum @ BPI (1)

Tympanis tsugae @ BPI (10)
Hemiphacidiaceae  Didymascella tsugae @ BPI (1)

Fabrella tsugae @ BPI (3)
Hericiaceae  Hericium coralloides @ BPI (1)
Hyaloscyphaceae  Dasyscyphus agassizii @ BPI (6)

Dasyscyphus ellisiana @ BPI (1)
Hydnaceae  Hydnum alboviride @ BPI (2)

Hydnum velatum @ BPI (2)
Hymenochaetaceae  Hymenochaete tabacina @ BPI (1)

Hymenochaete tenuis @ BPI (4)

Phellinus robustus @ BPI (1)
Hypocreaceae  Hypomyces apiculatus @ BPI (1)
Lachnocladiaceae  Vararia effuscata @ BPI (1)

Vararia investiens @ BPI (1)
Lygaeidae  Kleidocerys resedae @ NCSU (1)
Marasmiaceae  Armillaria mellea @ BPI (2)

Marasmius @ BPI (1)
Melampsoraceae  Melampsora abietis-canadensis @ BPI (217)

Melampsora farlowii @ BPI (19)
Melanconidaceae  Coryneum cupulatum @ BPI (2)
Meruliaceae  Merulius aureus @ BPI (4)

Merulius fugax @ BPI (1)

Merulius molluscus @ BPI (3)

Merulius tremellosus @ BPI (2)
Miridae  Atractotomus magnicornis @ AMNH_PBI (7)

Deraeocoris nubilus @ NCSU (1)

Dichrooscytus latifrons @ AMNH_PBI (1)

Gn_orthotylinigp10 sp_001 @ AMNH_PBI (1)

Gn_orthotylinigp13 sp_001 @ AMNH_PBI (1)

Gn_orthotylinigp7 sp_007 @ AMNH_PBI (1)

Goodeniaphila cassisi @ AMNH_PBI (2)

Myrtlemiris yalgoo @ AMNH_PBI (1)

Parthenicus juniperi @ AMNH_PBI (2)

Phytocoris americanus @ AMNH_ENT (1); NCSU_ENT (17)

Pinalitus approximatus @ AMNH_ENT (22)

Plagiognathus tsugae @ AMNH_PBI (6); NCSU_ENT (98)

Psallovius piceicola @ AMNH_PBI (2)

Tupiocoris rhododendri @ NCSU (2)
Mycosphaerellaceae  Mycosphaerella conicola @ BPI (1)

Mycosphaerella conigena @ BPI (1)

Mycosphaerella tsugae @ BPI (2)

Rhabdospora pini @ BPI (1)
Mytilinidiaceae  Mytilinidion decipiens @ BPI (6)
Nectriaceae  Nectria episphaeria @ BPI (1)

Nectria @ BPI (2)
Nitschkiaceae  Coronophora abieticola @ BPI (1)
Odontasteridae  Asterodon ferruginosus @ BPI (8)
Papilionidae  Graphium smaragdinum @ BPI (1)
Parmeliaceae  Canoparmelia caroliniana @ GAL (1)

Parmotrema mellissii @ GAL (1)
Parodiopsidaceae  Dimeriella balsamicola @ BPI (30)
Peniophoraceae  Peniophora anomala @ BPI (1)

Peniophora byssoides @ BPI (1)

Peniophora carnosa @ BPI (3)

Peniophora laxa @ BPI (3)

Peniophora piceina @ BPI (2)

Peniophora pusilla @ BPI (2)

Peniophora romellii @ BPI (1)

Peniophora sanguinea @ BPI (1)

Peniophora @ BPI (2)
Phacidiaceae  Phacidium tsugae @ 669551A (1); 669551B (1)
Pilocarpaceae  Byssoloma meadii @ I_JP (3)
Pinaceae  Tsuga canadensis @ I_JP (2)
Pleomassariaceae  Helminthosporium stromatoideum @ BPI (3)
Polyporaceae  Coriolus abietinus @ BPI (2)

Fomes annosus @ BPI (1)

Fomes applanatus @ BPI (3)

Fomes hartigii @ BPI (4)

Fomes palliseri @ BPI (1)

Fomes pini @ BPI (7)

Fomes pinicola @ BPI (23)

Fomes robustus @ BPI (8)

Fomes roseus @ BPI (6)

Fomes subroseus @ BPI (2)

Fomes tenuis @ BPI (1)

Fomes tsugae @ BPI (2)

Fomes ungulatus @ BPI (2)

Hirschioporus abietinus @ BPI (1)

Hirschioporus fuscoviolaceus @ BPI (1)

Lenzites abietina @ BPI (1)

Lenzites betulina @ BPI (5)

Lenzites saepiaria @ BPI (33)

Lenzites sepiaria @ BPI (1)

Lenzites trabea @ BPI (3)

Panus stipticus @ BPI (2)

Polyporus abietinus @ BPI (26)

Polyporus albellus @ BPI (2)

Polyporus anceps @ BPI (5)

Polyporus arcularius @ BPI (1)

Polyporus aurantiacus @ BPI (2)

Polyporus balsameus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus benzoinus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus borealis @ BPI (18)

Polyporus brumalis @ BPI (1)

Polyporus caesius @ BPI (6)

Polyporus cinnabarinus @ BPI (3)

Polyporus crispellus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus dichrous @ BPI (5)

Polyporus epileucus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus fibrillosus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus fissus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus fragilis @ BPI (4)

Polyporus frondosus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus guttulatus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus immitis @ BPI (1)

Polyporus lapponicus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus lucidus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus mollis @ BPI (2)

Polyporus pargamenus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus picipes @ BPI (1)

Polyporus resinosus @ BPI (8)

Polyporus schweinitzii @ BPI (5)

Polyporus sulphureus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus tomentosus @ BPI (1)

Polyporus tsugae @ BPI (6)

Polyporus versicolor @ BPI (7)

Poria albolutea @ BPI (1)

Poria alutacea @ BPI (1)

Poria chromatica @ BPI (1)

Poria cinerascens @ BPI (3)

Poria conwayana @ BPI (1)

Poria ferruginosa @ BPI (1)

Poria illudens @ BPI (3)

Poria lenis @ BPI (2)

Poria lenta @ BPI (4)

Poria luteofimbriata @ BPI (1)

Poria macounii @ BPI (1)

Poria mollusca @ BPI (1)

Poria myceliosa @ BPI (2)

Poria nigrescens @ BPI (2)

Poria sericeo-mollis @ BPI (2)

Poria subacida @ BPI (35)

Poria subincarnata @ BPI (4)

Poria subtilis @ BPI (1)

Poria tsugina @ BPI (29)

Poria vitellina @ BPI (1)

Poria vulgaris @ BPI (2)

Poria xantha @ BPI (1)

Poria zonata @ BPI (1)

Poria @ BPI (2)

Trametes heteromorpha @ BPI (5)

Trametes isabellina @ BPI (1)

Trametes odorata @ BPI (1)

Trametes subrosea @ BPI (3)

Trametes variiformis @ BPI (2)

Trichaptum biforme @ BPI (1)
Pseudoperisporiaceae  Eudimeriolum tsugae @ BPI (1)
Pucciniastraceae  Pucciniastrum hydrangeae @ BPI (50)

Pucciniastrum minimum @ BPI (2)

Pucciniastrum myrtilli @ BPI (78)

Pucciniastrum vaccinii @ BPI (11)
Pyronemataceae  Otidea onotica @ BPI (1)
Reticulariaceae  Lycogala epidendrum @ BPI (1)
Rhytismataceae  Lophodermium @ BPI (1)

Propolis faginea @ BPI (1)

Propolis leonis @ BPI (1)

Propolis versicolor @ BPI (1)

Tryblidiopsis pinastri @ BPI (2)
Schizophyllaceae  Schizophyllum commune @ BPI (3)
Sclerotiniaceae  Botrytis cinerea @ BPI (1)
Sebacinaceae  Cristella sulphurea @ BPI (1)

Sebacina calcea @ BPI (1)

Sebacina @ BPI (1)
Serpulidae  Serpula americana @ BPI (1)

Serpula silvestris @ BPI (1)
Steccherinaceae  Irpex mollis @ BPI (1)

Odontia abietina @ BPI (1)

Odontia ambigua @ BPI (1)

Odontia aspera @ BPI (3)

Odontia farinacea @ BPI (3)

Odontia hydnoides @ BPI (1)

Odontia papillosa @ BPI (1)

Odontia spathulata @ BPI (1)

Odontia stipata @ BPI (1)

Odontia subcrinale @ BPI (1)

Steccherinum ochraceum @ BPI (1)
Stereaceae  Aleurodiscus amorphus @ BPI (1)

Aleurodiscus carnea @ BPI (5)

Aleurodiscus farlowii @ BPI (66)

Aleurodiscus minnsiae @ BPI (3)

Aleurodiscus penicillatus @ BPI (1)

Stereum abietinum @ BPI (1)

Stereum chailletii @ BPI (1)

Stereum fasciatum @ BPI (1)

Stereum leveilleanum @ BPI (2)

Stereum radiatum @ BPI (7)

Stereum rugosum @ BPI (1)

Stereum sanguinolentum @ BPI (19)

Stereum sulcatum @ BPI (4)

Stereum @ BPI (1)
Stictidaceae  Stictis tsugae @ BPI (1)
Strophariaceae  Pholiota squarrosa @ BPI (3)

Pholiota squarrosoides @ BPI (1)
Thelotremataceae  Thelotrema lepadinum @ BPI (1)
Thysanophoridae  Thysanophora canadensis @ BPI (1)

Thysanophora longispora @ BPI (1)
Tricholomataceae  Collybia borealis @ BPI (1)

Omphalia campanella @ BPI (4)

Trogia crispa @ BPI (2)

Xeromphalina campanella @ BPI (1)
Trichosphaeriaceae  Trichosphaeria @ BPI (1)
Turritellidae  Vermicularia @ BPI (1)
Ulvaceae  Solenia candida @ BPI (1)

Solenia fasciculata @ BPI (1)

Solenia polyporoidea @ BPI (1)
Valsaceae  Cytospora curreyi @ BPI (2)

Leucostoma kunzei @ BPI (1)

Radulum orbiculare @ BPI (3)

Valsa abietis @ BPI (6)

Valsa kunzei @ BPI (1)
Xylariaceae  Hypoxylon fuscum @ BPI (1)

Hypoxylon @ BPI (1)

Rosellinia herpotrichioides @ BPI (2)

Rosellinia @ BPI (2)

Xylaria cornu-damae @ BPI (1)
_  Adelopus balsamicola @ BPI (1)

Adelopus nudus @ BPI (1)

Bactridium flavum @ BPI (1)

Caeoma abietis-canadensis @ BPI (5)

Caeoma @ BPI (1)

Caldesiella ferruginosa @ BPI (1)

Clithris @ BPI (1)

Coccospora aurantiaca @ BPI (1)

Coriolellus heteromorphus @ BPI (1)

Cryptosporium pini @ BPI (2)

Dimerosporium tsugae @ BPI (2)

Gelatinosporium abietinum @ BPI (19)

Grandinia granulosa @ BPI (1)

Heterothecium pezizoideum @ BPI (1)

Hypochnus botryoides @ BPI (1)

Hypochnus flavovirens @ BPI (1)

Hypochnus fumosus @ BPI (1)

Hypochnus olivascens @ BPI (1)

Hypochnus spongiosus @ BPI (1)

Karschia lignyota @ BPI (1)

Lopodium disciformis @ I_GBP (1)

Metarhiziopsis microspora @ BPI (1)

Microcera erumpens @ BPI (6)

Microxyphium footii @ 699422B (1)

Mycothyridium lividum @ BPI (2)

Necium farlowii @ 147209A (1); BPI (8); 147209B (1)

Pellicularia cystidiata @ BPI (1)

Pellicularia subcoronata @ BPI (1)

Pellicularia vaga @ BPI (5)

Sirococcus conigenus @ BPI (1)

Sporidesmium caespitosum @ BPI (2)

Thekopsora vaccinii @ BPI (1)

Thekopsora vacciniorum @ BPI (13)

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