Taxaceae, the Yew Family
Shrubs, with needle-like evergreen leaves; fruit red and berry-like.
One species in Michigan; straggling shrub 1-3 m. high Ground Hemlock, Taxus canadensis.
Typhaceae, the Cat-tail Family
Erect plants 1-2 m. high, with linear leaves and terminal spikes of brown flowers, appearing in summer.
| 1a. Staminate and pistillate portions of the flower-spike contiguous, the latter 2.5 cm. in diameter | Common Cat-tail, Typha latifolia. |
| 1b. Staminate and pistillate portions of the spike separated, the latter 2 cm. or less in diameter | Narrow-leaved Cat-tail, Typha angustifolia. |