how did it get its name?
It got its name from David Douglas, a Scottish botanist and collector who first reported the extraordinary nature and potential of the species.
Douglas fir
The common name honors David Douglas, a Scottish botanist and collector who first reported the extraordinary nature and potential of the species.
where did the top of mt st helens land UNANSWERABLE when did the eruption take place? On March 27, 1980 what was its cause ? An earthquake where is this place located? Skamania County, Washington, United States. what was the impact it caused? UNANSWERABLE is it still an active volcano? No.Starting in October 2004, there was a gradual building of a new lava dome. The new dome did not rise above the crater created by the 1980 eruption. This activity lasted until January 2008. when was the last eruption? January 2008 what can you tell me about the city where the volcano is located? Officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States what is its estimated population? 7,614,893 where did it get its name from? It was named after President George Washington what all plants can you see there? Camassia, Douglas fir, hemlock, penstemon, ponderosa pine, western red cedar, and many species of ferns. when was the second plant discovered? UNANSWERABLE
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Douglas fir [SEP] Naming
The common name honors David Douglas, a Scottish botanist and collector who first reported the extraordinary nature and potential of the species. The common name is misleading since it is not a true fir, i.e., not a member of the genus "Abies". For this reason the name is often written as Douglas-fir (a name also used for the genus "Pseudotsuga" as a whole). The specific epithet "menziesii" is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. Menzies first documented the tree on Vancouver Island in 1791. Colloquially, the species is also known simply as Doug fir or Douglas pine (although the latter common name may also refer to "Pinus douglasiana").