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Myrica gale

Bog Myrtle, Bog Myrtle, Sweet Gale
Other regional names: Meadow Fern
  • Meadow Fern
Also known as: Gale gale K.C.Schneid. +3 more
  • Gale gale K.C.Schneid.
  • Gale palustris var. tomentosa (C.DC.) A.Chev.
  • Myrica uchanovii Byalt & Firsov
  • Myrtus brabantica Garsault
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Myricaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.

Myrica gale (commonly known as Bog-myrtle or Sweet Gale) is a shrub belonging to the Myricaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Connecticut, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Spain, Sweden, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Yukon

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