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SPECIES: Umbellularia californica | California Bay 



ABBREVIATION : 
UMBCAL

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   UMCA


COMMON NAMES : 
   California bay
   bay
   bay laurel
   baytree
   black myrtle
   California laurel
   cinnamon bush
   Coos Bay laurel
   laurel
   mountain laurel
   myrtle
   myrtletree
   myrtlewood
   Oregon myrtle
   Pacific myrtle
   pepperwood
   spice-tree
   white myrtle
   yellow myrtle


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of California bay is Umbellularia
californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. [9,22,31].  Recognized varieties and
forms are as follows [9]:

     U. californica var. californica
     U. californica var. fresnensis Eastwood
     U. californica f. pendula Rehd. 


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, May 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1992. Umbellularia californica. In: Remainder of Citation

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