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.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Pachistima myrsinites
Pachystima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. [orthographic variant]
Pachystima myrsinites