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Yew Yew family
Taxus baccata Taxaceae

Yew trees are most commonly found in churchyards, as they were used for longbows. The whole tree is poisonous, especially the red berries, but nowadays it has been put to medicinal use as an anti-cancer drug.

Yew berries Yew flowers




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