Myrica californica (California bayberry, California wax myrtle or Pacific wax myrtle) is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Pacific coast of North America.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pacific Wax myrtle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Myricaceae
- Genus
- Morella
- Species
- Morella californica
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