Douglas fir

Douglas fir
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Pinaceae
Genus:	Pseudotsuga
Species:	P. menziesii
Binomial name
	Pseudotsuga menziesii; (Mirbel) Franco
	Green: Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) Blue: Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
Synonyms
	Abies menziesii Mirb. ; Abies mucronata Raf. ; Abies taxifolia Poir. ; Pinus douglasii Sabine ex D. Don ; Pinus taxifolia Lamb. ; Pseudotsuga douglasii (Sabine ex D. Don) Carrière ; Pseudotsuga mucronata (Raf.) Sudw. ; Pseudotsuga taxifolia Britton ; Pseudotsuga taxifolia var. viridis ined.;

The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, Douglas spruce, Oregon pine, and Columbian pine. There are three varieties: coast Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. menziesii), Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. glauca) and Mexican Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. lindleyana).

Despite its common names, it is not a true fir (genus Abies), spruce (genus Picea), or pine (genus Pinus). It is also not a hemlock; the genus name Pseudotsuga means "false hemlock".

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