Status
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Identification
Flowers: March-April; small cones and minute flowers
Fruits: Seeds embedded in bright red fleshy rounded cups
Habitat
Rocky ground, lake islands, woodland
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Irish distribution
Rather rare in the wild, mainly in north and west, widely planted
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2025
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Further information
Famously long lived, some believed to be up to 1,000 years old.
Ireland's only native yew woodland is in Killarney. The Irish yew (T. baccata var.
fastigiata) is more cylindrical and
upright and commonly planted in graveyards.