Species

Morella californica (Pacific wax myrtle)

Morella californica. Photo: (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Myrica californica (California bayberry, California wax myrtle or Pacific wax myrtle; syn. Gale californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Greene, Morella californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Wilbur) is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Pacific Ocean coast of North America from Vancouver Island south to California as far south as the Long Beach area.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Fagales (Beeches, oaks, walnuts, and allies)
        Family: Myricaceae (Wax trees and shrubs)
        Genus: Morella (Bayberries)
        Species: Morella californica (Pacific wax myrtle)

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