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What is the most common speicies of Northe American yew?

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In North America the most common species is a low, spreading shrub ( T. canadensis ), called also ground hemlock, which is native to Canada and to the NW United States. The most commonly cultivated yews in the E United States are varieties of the Japanese yew, T. cuspidata.

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