[The Staff Tree Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Oregon Boxleaf, Oregon Boxwood, Mountain Lover

Paxistima myrsinites

Synonyms: Ilex myrsinites, Myginda myrtifolia, Oreophila myrtifolia, Pachistima myrsinites, Pachystima myrsinites, Paxistima myrsinites ssp. mexicana

Oregon Boxleaf, Oregon Boxwood, Mountain Lover: Paxistima myrsinites (Synonym: Ilex myrsinites, Myginda myrtifolia, Oreophila myrtifolia, Pachistima myrsinites, Pachystima myrsinites, Paxistima myrsinites ssp. mexicana)

Oregon boxwood blooming along a trail near Tamanawas Falls, Mount Hood National Forest.........May 25, 2014.

Oregon Boxleaf, Oregon Boxwood, Mountain Lover: Paxistima myrsinites (Synonym: Ilex myrsinites, Myginda myrtifolia, Oreophila myrtifolia, Pachistima myrsinites, Pachystima myrsinites, Paxistima myrsinites ssp. mexicana)

The photo above shows a close-up of several of the flowers of Oregon boxwood as seen at the Snipes Mt. Trail #11 Trailhead at an elevation of about 3810', Mount Adams, Gifford Pinchot NF.........May 7, 2005.

Leaves of Oregon Boxleaf, Oregon Boxwood, Mountain Lover: Paxistima myrsinites (Synonym: Ilex myrsinites, Myginda myrtifolia, Oreophila myrtifolia, Pachistima myrsinites, Pachystima myrsinites, Paxistima myrsinites ssp. mexicana)

The photo above shows a close-up of the leaves of Oregon boxwood as seen at the Snipes Mt. Trail #11 Trailhead at an elevation of about 3810', Mount Adams, Gifford Pinchot NF.........May 7, 2005.

Paul Slichter