Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.
falsebox (Description; Oregon boxleaf)
Celastraceae (Bittersweet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
falsebox (Description; Oregon boxleaf)
Celastraceae (Bittersweet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Evergreen shrub; stems reddish-brown, 4-ridged or smooth, branches erect or prostrate, 0.2-1.0 m tall.
Leaves:
Opposite, oblong-lanceolate, lanceolate or oblanceolate, evergreen, 1-3 cm long, leathery, glossy, toothed, margins slightly rolled under.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of solitary or numerous, fragrant flowers in axillary leaf clusters all along the branches; petals 4, maroon, 3-4 mm wide; sepals 4.
Fruits:
Capsules egg-shaped, 3-4 mm long 1-2 seeded; seeds dark brown, covered by a thin, lacerate, white membrane.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Paxistima myrsinites
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1121 | 20 | 2155 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
30 | 0 | 240 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
191 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
8252 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(2), CDF(19), CWH(235), ESSF(1459), ICH(3666), IDF(1123), MH(15), MS(909), PP(7), SBPS(26), SBS(464), SWB(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry slopes and forests in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; common in BC south of 56degreeN; E to SW AB and S to CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Pachistima myrsinites
Pachystima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. [orthographic variant]
Pachystima myrsinites