Celastraceae

Canby's mountain-lover

Paxistima canbyi A.Gray

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Paxistima

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Canby's mountain-lover (Paxistima canbyi) — FlowerPhoto: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Canby's mountain-lover, Cliff green, Pachistima canbyi

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Beevers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel78, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Noah Yawn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.