© Copyright Cody Parmer 2010 · 3 Tsuga caroliniana, Carolina hemlock, leaf under Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Gymnospermae Trees Links Associates Missouri Botanical Garden We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. The Gymnosperm Database Image, Highlands Biological Station Virginia Tech Dendrology Flora of North America 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. © Discover Life, 2000-2013 · 1 Tsuga caroliniana © Copyright Cody Parmer 2010 · 1 Tsuga caroliniana, Carolina hemlock, plant © Copyright Cody Parmer 2010 · 1 Tsuga caroliniana, Carolina hemlock © John Pickering, 2004-2023 · 0 Tsuga caroliniana, branch top © John Pickering, 2004-2023 · 0 Tsuga caroliniana, branch bottom 12 thumbnails  •  slide show 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 Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation Associates · map Family Scientific name @ source (records) Annulatascaceae   Ceratostomella pilifera @ BPI (1) Flatidae   Flatormenis chloris @ UDCC_NRI (1) Ganodermataceae   Ganoderma tsugae @ BPI (1) Melampsoraceae   Melampsora farlowii @ BPI (1) Membracidae   Platycotis vittata @ NCSU (2) Parodiopsidaceae   Dimeriella balsamicola @ BPI (3) Pucciniastraceae   Pucciniastrum hydrangeae @ BPI (1) Pucciniastrum myrtilli @ BPI (3) _   Thekopsora vacciniorum @ BPI (1) go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from The Gymnosperm Database    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://conifers.org/pi/ts/caroliniana.php Following served from Highlands Biological Station    Top | See original context Following modified from Virginia Tech Dendrology    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 500 Can't connect to www.cnr.vt.edu:80 (Name or service not known) http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/tcaroliniana.htm Following modified from Flora of North America    Top | See original   All Floras       Advanced Search FNA Vol. 2 Login | eFloras Home | Help FNA | Family List | FNA Vol. 2 | Pinaceae | Tsuga 1. Tsuga caroliniana Engelmann, Bot. Gaz. 6: 223. 1881. Carolina hemlock Trees to 30m; trunk to 2m diam.; crown conic. Bark brown, scaly and fissured. Twigs light brown, thinly covered with short, dark hairs. Buds oblong, 2--3mm. Leaves 10--20mm, mostly spreading in all directions from twigs, flat but slightly revolute; abaxial surface glaucous, with 2 broad, conspicuous stomatal bands, adaxial surface shiny green; margins entire. Seed cones ovoid to oblong, 2.5--4 ´ 1.5--2.5cm; scales oblong, 12--18 ´ 8--12mm, bases clawed, apex rounded. 2 n =24. Rocky montane slopes; 700--1200m; Ga., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va. Tsuga caroliniana is valuable as an attractive ornamental; a number of cultivars have been developed. The wood is of little commercial importance because of the combination of mediocre quality and the relative rarity of the species in nature. SELECTED REFERENCES James, R.L. 1959. Carolina hemlock---wild and cultivated. Castanea 24: 112--134. Updated: 2024-04-27 17:59:30 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation