Umbellularia californica Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8183

Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.

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

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

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	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	LAURACEAE
Genus:	Umbellularia

Toxicity: DERMATITIS

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: canyons

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

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

More information about Umbellularia californica


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (UMCA)	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	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County

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: Jul 18, 2019).