Celastraceae
Oregon boxleaf
Paxistima myrsinites
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Paxistima
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Oregon boxleaf
- nv
- Dinastsʼóóz
Synonyms
- Ilex myrsinites Pursh
- Myginda myrtifolia Nutt.
- Oreophila myrtifolia Nutt.
- Pachystima myrsinites (Pursh) Anon.
- Paxistima myrtifolia L.C.Wheeler
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June (from 1,018 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Zach Earl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nomadkris, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aiva Noringseth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Murray McGoogan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Zach Earl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: giantcicada, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roger Raiche, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.