species

Myrica gale

Bog-myrtle

A scale drawing of Myrica gale, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Myrica gale belongs to the family Myricaceae, also known as Bog-myrtle, native to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is acid and in moist or poorly drained conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Full sun
Acidity
Acid
Moisture
Moist, Poorly drained
In the UK
Native

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Record data from biflora (300581-2), under OGL-UK-3.0.