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  • adjective Menzies (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Menzies's ..."

Etymologies

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Menzies.

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Examples

  • Mixed stands of Douglas-fir with some Garry oak (Quercus garrayana), Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) and arbutus (Arbutus menziesii) are common on drier sites.

    Puget lowland forests 2009

  • Sanguisorba menziesii, three pots, were purchased from Arrowhead Alpines, along with several other must haves.

    Remembering Chicago’s Gardens « Fairegarden 2009

  • Before cultivation and European settlement, the Puget Sound lowland forests were dominated by dense coniferous forests most commonly made up of western red cedar, western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).

    Puget lowland forests 2009

  • Arctostaphylos spp. and chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum or mixed coniferous forest with ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa, incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens, Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii, white fir Abies concolor and California black oak Quercus kelloggii.

    Yosemite National Park, United States 2009

  • The major forest complex consists of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), encompassing seral forests dominated by Douglas-fir and massive old-growth forests of fir, hemlock, western red cedar (Thuja plicata), and other species.

    Central Pacific coastal forests 2008

  • Forest cover ranges from lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) with quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), white spruce (Picea glauca), and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) on the plateau to Douglas-fir and pine grass at moderate mid-slope elevations.

    Okanagan dry forests 2008

  • Montane forests include lodgepole pine, trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides), white spruce (P. glauca) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).

    Fraser Plateau and Basin complex 2008

  • Typical species are Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii and lodgepole pine Pinus contorta (R).

    Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada 2008

  • Typical species include Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii, white spruce, Picea glauca, aspen Populus tremuloides and poplar Populus balsamifera.

    Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Canada 2008

  • The driest areas in eastern Vancouver Island are comprised of mixed stands of Douglas-fir and western hemlock with occasional Garry oak (Quercus garryana), Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) and arbutus (Arbutus menziesii).

    Central Pacific coastal forests 2008

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