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Cephalotaxus - Plum Yew
Shrubs or small trees; needle leaves flat and linear,
about 2-3 mm wide and 2.5-3.5 cm long (in C. harringtoniana),
ending in a sharp point; cones absent; ovules/seeds borne solitary;
mature seeds olive-like.
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Cephalotaxus harringtoniana 'prostrata' - Plum
Yew
(photographed at Longwood Gardens, Kennet Square, Pennsylvania)