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Pacific Wax myrtle

Morella californica

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 166, February 144, March 150, April 188, May 181, June 143, July 161, August 153, September 176, October 174, November 193, December 149.
United States3,045
California1,828
Oregon1,387
Washington916
Canada348
British Columbia348
Kansas1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderbeeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies · Fagales
Familywax trees and shrubs · Myricaceae
GenusBayberries · Morella

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