[Broadleaf Trees West of the Cascade Mountains]
California Bay, California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle

Umbellularia californica

Synonym: Umbellularia californica var. 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. This tree has evergreen leaves and is the only species of its family (Lauraceae).

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

 

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

 

Paul Slichter