Paxistima myrsinites Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6088

Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.

Oregon boxleaf, Oregon boxwood

2011 Shannon Henke

2017 David popp

2010 Lee Dittmann

2011 RT Hawke

2012 Jean Pawek

Paxistima myrsinites, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (301 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Paxistima

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Pachystima myrsinites

More information about Paxistima myrsinites


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PAMY) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/19/2021).