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Accession Data:

Myrtus communis `Microphylla' L.

  • Common Name: Myrtle
  • Family: Myrtaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: S. Europe to W. Asia.
  • Habitat: Scrub, avoiding calcareous soils.

  • USDA Zone: 8b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198501248
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 2102 - MED:Mediterranean B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-08-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Myrtales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • SubFamily: Myrtoideae
  • Tribe: Myrteae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Baleares / Corse / France / Portugal / Sardegna / Spain / Albania / Greece / Italy / Kriti / Sicilia / Yugoslavia / Algeria / Libya / Morocco / Tunisia / Azores / Canary Is. / Madeira / Eritrea / Ethiopia / Afghanistan / Cyprus / East Aegean Is. / Iran / Iraq / Lebanon-Syria / Palestine / Turkey / Yemen / India / Pakistan /

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 24 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 24 February 2015.
  3. Plants For A Future Website

data regenerated on Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:18:31 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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W/C = Wild Collected
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