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SPECIES: Paxistima myrsinites | Oregon Boxwood

ABBREVIATION:


PAXMYR

SYNONYMS:


Pachistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. [24,58]

NRCS PLANT CODE [51]:


PAMY

COMMON NAMES:


Oregon boxwood
paxistima
pachistima
myrtle boxwood
boxwood
mountain-lover
Montana-box
mountain-box
myrtle-bush
myrtle-boxleaf
false-box
myrtle pachistima

TAXONOMY:


The currently accepted scientific name of Oregon boxwood is Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. (Celastraceae) [58,59].

LIFE FORM:


Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:


No special status

OTHER STATUS:


No entry

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:


Snyder, S. A. 1991. Paxistima myrsinites. In: Remainder of citation


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