[The Staff Tree Family West of 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) - 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)

Two photos showing close-ups of several of the flowers as well as the leaves of Oregon boxwood as seen at the Snipes Mt. Trail #11 Trailhead at an elevation of about 3810'...........May 7, 2005.
Paul Slichter