Pronunciation: mor-EL-la ka-li-FOR-ni-ka
Common name: California wax-myrtle
Family: Myricaceae (Wax-Myrtle)
Habitat: Canyons and moist slopes below 500', coastal
sage scrub, chaparral, Santa Monica Mts north
Blooming period: March to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Morella
2) californica
Formerly Myrica californica