Common name:
Bog myrtle
Family:
Scientific name:
Myrica gale
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of the British Isles, though only locally common. Least widespread in central England and East Anglia
Height:
Up to 150 cm
Habitat:
Boggy places
Flowers:
Catkin-like clusters, which are dioecious, containing either red-brown staminate flowers or greenish pistillate flowers, with red styles
Leaves:
Narrowly oblanceolate, up to 6 cm long, light greyish-green, with yellowish veins. Leaf surfaces are dotted with stalked yellow resin glands. Leaf tips may have a few small teeth. Branches are reddish
Season:
April to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
