Umbellularia californica Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8183

Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.

Bay laurel, California bay, California laurel, bay tree, Oregon myrtle

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Umbellularia californica, a dicot, is a tree that is native to California, is found only slightly beyond California borders.

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Family:	LAURACEAE
Genus:	Umbellularia

Communities: Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Redwood Forest, wetland-riparian

Toxicity: DERMATITIS

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: canyons

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN:	Umbellularia californica var. fresnensis
ICPN:	Umbellularia californica var. californica

More information about Umbellularia californica


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (UMCA)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 19, 2019).