Morella californica
(Cham. & Schltdl.) Wilbur
California wax myrtle
Morella californica is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
coastal
Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, wetland-riparian
[nativeplantspnw.com] Alternate Name, Etymology, Common Names: The Pacific Wax Myrtle is still mostly known in the trade as Myrica californica. Morella is probably derived from “Morus,” the Latin name for mulberry, giving it a literal meaning of: “little mulberry.” It is also known as California Wax Myrtle, California Myrtle, or Pacific- or California Bayberry. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
