Torreya californica
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Torreya californica is a species of conifer endemic to California, occurring in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is commonly known as California torreya or Californi
Torreya californica, Samuel Taylor State Park
Torreya adopts the usual yew-like form in Sequoia National Park.
Road-building in Yosemite National Park induced vertical growth.
In the Coast Range north of Napa Valley, shade can be dense. On this steep slope in a narrow ravine, a torreya stem leans horizontally, with branches growing directly upward to access sunlight.
Torreya
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Torreya is a genus of conifers comprising six or seven species placed in the family Taxaceae, though sometimes formerly placed in Cephalotaxaceae. Four species are native to eastern Asia; the other tw
Torreya californica
…commonly known as California torreya or California nutmeg tree (although not closely related to true nutmeg). It is one of only two species of genus Torreya that are native to North America. A slow-growing (but long-lived) subcanopy tree, it is listed as "vulnerable" in the IUCN Red List. California torreya…
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Torreya californica in a Coast Range forest near Calistoga 02