Paxistima myrsinites (Oregon boxleaf, Oregon boxwood, mountain lover, box, or hedge, false box, myrtle box leaf; syn. Pachistima myrsinites) is a species of shrub in the family Celastraceae. It is native to western North America from British Columbia south to northern Mexico and east to the Rocky Mountains, where it grows in forests, often in the understory.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Oregon Boxwood 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.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Celastrales
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Paxistima
- Species
- Paxistima myrsinites
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