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Accession Data:
Myrica gale
L.
Common Name:
Sweet Gale
Family:
Myricaceae
Blume
Country of Origin:
circumboreal; northern and western Europe, North America
Habitat:
acidic peat bogs
USDA Zone:
2b-9a
Accession Data:
Accession #
200700129
Source:
Forest Farm
Accession Date:
08-24-2007
Bench:
2308 - Nearctic
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
1 confirmed on 09-05-2023
Classification:
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
SubClass:
eurosid I
Order:
Fagales
SubOrder:
Family:
Myricaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year
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2009
References (internal):
Actinorhizal Plants
Wind Pollination (anemophily)
EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to:
Denmark
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Finland
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Great Britain
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Ireland
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Norway
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Sweden
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Belgium
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Germany
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Netherlands
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Poland
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France
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Portugal
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Spain
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Baltic States
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Northwest European Russia
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Kamchatka
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Khabarovsk
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Primorye
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Sakhalin
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Japan
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Korea
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Alaska
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Northwest Territories
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Yukon
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Alberta
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British Columbia
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Manitoba
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Saskatchewan
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Labrador
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New Brunswick
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Newfoundland
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Nova Scotia
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Ontario
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Prince Edward I.
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Québec
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Oregon
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Washington
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Minnesota
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Wisconsin
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Connecticut
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Maine
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Masachusettes
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Michigan
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New York
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Ohio
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode I.
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Vermont
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North Carolina
References (external):
The Plant List (2013)
. Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, 29 October, 2019.
ARS-GRIN Taxonomy
. Last accessed on Tuesday, 29 October, 2019.
data regenerated on Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:00:28 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Myricaceae
Morella cerifera
Myrica gale
W/C
=
Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days