Hemlocks are easy to identify. They have short (1”), flat grooved, glossy, green-yellow needles and 2” cones found near branch tips, standing erect until mature. This is the rarer form of hemlock as it prefers higher elevations. Needles are single and extend out from all sides of a twig. This is unlike the Western Hemlock cousin, found everywhere in this area,
whose needles give a flattened appearance. If in doubt about a hemlock, how the needles are arranged on a twig are a key. Also called Black Hemlock, is most likely found in dry and open meadows. A Tree and a member of the Pinaceae Family, it grows by Kiosk 06. Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight; abundant, moist and shady, also found in the Rocky Mountains with little chance of extinction.
http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Tsuga+mertensiana
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Tsuga%20mertensiana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuga_mertensiana
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TSME
http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/botany-and-herbarium/collections/database/results.php?Genus=Tsuga&Species=mertensiana&SourcePage=search.php&IncludeSynonyms=Y&SortBy=DESC&SortOrder=Year
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