| Family | CELASTRACEAE |
| Genus species | Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. |
| Bibliography | Sylva Tellur.: 42 (1838) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 100-2200m |
| Description | evergreen, with inconspicuous flowers, rather decorative, leaves 1-3cm long, ovate or oblong, serrate, shiny, flowers 4mm, tetramerous, in axillary clusters |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | brownish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ilex myrsinites Pursh Myginda myrtifolia Nutt. Myginda myrtifolia var. major Hook. Myginda myrtifolia var. minor Hook. Oreophila myrtifolia Nutt. Pachistima myrsinites Raf. Pachystima krautteri Farr Pachystima macrophylla (Farr) Farr Pachystima schaefferi (Farr) Farr Pachystima myrtifolia (Nutt.) Wheeler Paxistima macrophylla Farr Paxistima myrsinites var. major (Hook.) A.Gray Paxistima myrtifolia L.C.Wheeler Paxistima schaefferi Farr |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |