[Broadleaf Trees West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

California Bay, California Bay Laurel, California Laurel, Oregon Myrtle

Umbellularia californica

Synonym: Umbellularia californica var. californica

California Bay, California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle: Umbellularia californica - California Bay, California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle: Umbellularia californica

California bay laurel as seen at left near the Green Bridge over the Illinois River, several miles southwest of Selma, OR......April 5, 2009. This tree has evergreen leaves and is the only species of its family (Lauraceae). The photo at right shows California bay laurel blooming along the Illinois River on the Jeffrey Pine Loop Trail, BLM, south side of Eight Dollar Mountain, Josephine County, OR......April 21, 2021.

Inflorescence of California Bay, California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle: Umbellularia californica - California Bay, California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle: Umbellularia californica

California bay laurel as seen near the Green Bridge over the Illinois River, several miles southwest of Selma, OR.........April 5, 2009.

Close-up of the inflorescence of California Bay, California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle: Umbellularia californica - Inflorescence and leaves of California Bay, California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle: Umbellularia californica - Underside of a leaf of California Bay, California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle: Umbellularia californica

California bay laurel as seen at Rough and Ready Botanical Wayside in southwestern Oregon..........April 29, 2012.

California Bay, California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle: Umbellularia californica - California Bay, California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle: Umbellularia californica

The photo at left shows California bay laurel in bloom along Eight Dollar Mounta Road about 100 meters uphill to the southeast of the green bridge over the Illinois River, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest......April 6, 2022. California bay laurel as seen at right at the Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Wayside to the southwest of Selma, Oregon..........April 27, 2012.
Paul Slichter