Myrica gale L.
sweetgale
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Myrica gale L.
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Synonyms:
Myrica gale L.
GAPA8
Gale palustris A. Chev.
MYGAS2
Myrica gale L. var. subarctica Rouss.
MYGAS
Myrica gale L. var. subglabra (A. Chev) Fernald
MYGAT
Myrica gale L. var. tomentosa C. DC.
Distribution:
Myrica gale L.
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USA (AK , CT , KY, MA , ME , MI , MN , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OR , PA , RI , TN, VT , WA , WI ), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
Related Taxa:
Myrica gale L.
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3 genera in Myricaceae ,
2 species in Myrica
Classification:
Myrica gale L.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Myrica gale L.
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Myrica gale L.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
OBL
NO
OBL
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Myrica gale L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan
Low
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife (AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife , 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.
More Accounts and Images:
Myrica gale L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19265.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.