
Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia, Working Draft of 1 January 1997 -- Gymnosperms Alan S. Weakley.
Copyright - Alan S. Weakley, 1998, 1999. All Rights Reserved.
References: Hils in FNA (1993), Price (1990).
1. Leaves flexible, the tips pointed but not piercing to the touch; fruit ca. 5 mm long, ca. 5 mm in diameter, red when ripe, the seed exposed at the top of the fruit.....Taxus
1. Leaves stiff, the tips piercing to the touch; fruit 2.5-3 cm long, ca. 2 cm in diameter, dark green to purple when ripe, seed entirely surrounded by fleshy tissue.....Torreya