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Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’
Plum yew
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Coniferophyta | Conifers—cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs) |
| Class | Pinopsida | Gymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews |
| Order | Pinales | Cone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and others |
| Family | Cephalotaxaceae | |
| Genus | Cephalotaxus | Possibly from the Greek kephale, “head,” and taxus, “yew” |
| Species | harringtonia | Named in honor of Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington, one of the first to grow the plant in a European garden, at Elvaston |
| Cultivar | ‘Prostrata’ | |
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Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/7/2012 · Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, Maryland · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 23 cm) 
4/7/2012 · Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, Maryland · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm)
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