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Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur
California wax myrtle
       
Symbol:   MOCA6  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Myricaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree
Shrub 		 
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



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 Photo of Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur
Myrica californica

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Diego Co., Quail Botanical Garden. April 23, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur

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Synonyms:
Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur

  MYCA13 Myrica californica Cham.
 

Native Status:
Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur

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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur

View 3 genera in Myricaceae, 10 species in Morella
 

Classification:
Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Myricales
Family Myricaceae – Bayberry family
Genus Morella Lour. – bayberry
Species Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur – California wax myrtle
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur

Myrica californica:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC+,FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW FAC+ NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507897.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
 

Related Web Sites:
Morella californica (Cham.) Wilbur

CA-University of California at Santa Cruz

NY-New York Botanical Garden Specimens

OR-Oregon State University Landscape Plants

The Audubon Society

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WA-Miller Botanical Garden
 
 
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