| Family | CELASTRACEAE |
| Genus species | Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. |
| Synonyms | Ilex myrsinites Pursh |
| Paxistigma macrophylla Farr | |
| Paxistigma schaefferi Farr | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | evergreen, with inconspicuous flowers, rather decorative, leaves 1-3cm long, ovate or oblong, serrate, shiny, flowers 4mm, tetramerous, in axillary clusters |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | brownish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CELASTRACEAE
myrsinites mexicana A.M.Navaro & W.H.Blackw., Sida 14: 243 (1990)
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