Comptonia peregrina
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
- Comptonia
- Species
- Comptonia peregrina
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1894
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Comptonia peregrina. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Comptonia asplenifoliaName author: (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton
- Comptonia aspleniifoliaName author: Banks
- Comptonia aspleniifoliaName author: (L.) L'Hér.
- Comptonia ceterachName author: Mirb.
- Comptonia peregrina var. aspleniifoliaName author: (L.) Fernald
- Comptonia peregrina var. peregrinaName author: Not supplied
- Comptonia peregrina var. tomentosaName author: A.Chev.
- Liquidambar asplenifoliaName author: (L.) C.F.Ludw.
- Liquidambar aspleniifoliaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Liquidambar peregrinaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Myrica aspleniifoliaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Myrica aspleniifolia var. tomentosaName author: (A.Chev.) Gleason
- Myrica comptoniaName author: C.DC.
- Myrica peregrinaName author: (L.) Kuntze
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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