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Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco

Douglas fir (Pinaceae)

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Pseudotsuga menziesii is native to western North America, but is widely planted elsewhere; the species includes the tallest trees in the British Isles.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-27

 Douglas fir / Pseudotsuga menziesii: _Pseudotsuga menziesii_ is native to western North America, but is widely planted elsewhere; the species includes the tallest trees in the British Isles.

The seed cones of Peudotsuga menziesii have 3-lobed bracts exserted below every scale.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-27

 Douglas fir / Pseudotsuga menziesii: The seed cones of _Peudotsuga menziesii_ have 3-lobed bracts exserted below every scale.

When the leaves fall, they leave bumps on the twig.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-27

 Douglas fir / Pseudotsuga menziesii: When the leaves fall, they leave bumps on the twig.

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