Myrica Myrica, L.
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Myrica Myrica |
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1. M. gale L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 1024 (1753).
Usually dioecious, but plants may change sex from year to year. Deciduous shrub up to 2-5 m. Twigs with scattered yellowish glands. Leaves 2-6 cm, oblanceolate, cuneate at base, more or less serrate near apex, pubescent beneath, with shining yellow fragrant glands on both surfaces. Catkins unbranched, borne on leafless branches of the previous year’s growth. Fruit dry, compressed. 2« = 48. N. W. Europe, extending to N. W. Spain, C. Germany and N. W. Russia (near Leningrad). Be Br Da Fe Ga Ge Hb Ho Hs Lu No Po Rs (N, B).
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Myrica Myrica
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1964 |
M. gale
| L. 1753: 1024 |