Myrica gale
A species in the Myricaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Myricaceae
- Genus
- Myrica
- Species
- Myrica gale
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Myrica gale. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
26 synonyms in this snapshot
- Gale belgicaName author: Dumort.
- Gale communeName author: J.Presl
- Gale japonicaName author: A.Chev.
- Gale palustrisName author: A.Chev.
- Gale palustris var. crenataName author: A.Chev.
- Gale palustris var. denticulataName author: A.Chev.
- Gale palustris var. lusitanicaName author: A.Chev.
- Gale palustris var. subglabraName author: A.Chev.
- Gale palustris var. tomentosaName author: (C.DC.) A.Chev.
- Gale portugalensisName author: A.Chev.
- Gale uliginosaName author: Spach
- Myrica algarbiensisName author: Gand.
- Myrica brabanticaName author: Gray
- Myrica gale f. pubescensName author: J.Rousseau & Rouleau
- Myrica gale subsp. tomentosaName author: (C.DC.) A.E.Murray
- Myrica gale var. galeName author: Not supplied
- Myrica gale var. portugalensisName author: Mirb. ex C.DC.
- Myrica gale var. subarcticaName author: J.Rousseau
- Myrica gale var. subglabraName author: (A.Chev.) Fernald
- Myrica gale var. tomentosaName author: C.DC.
- Myrica palustrisName author: Lam.
- Myrica palustris var. subglabraName author: A.Chev.
- Myrica rothmalerianaName author: P.Silva
- Myrica tomentosaName author: (C.DC.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Myrica uhanoviiName author: Byalt & Firsov
- Myrtus brabanticaName author: Garsault
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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