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Common myrtle (*Myrtus communis*) is a species in the family Myrtaceae, belonging to the genus *Myrtus*. The taxon was described by L. and is also referred to by the names myrtle, 香桃木, Mirtu, and navadna mirta. It produces blue berries and is utilized as a medicinal plant.
The species is native to Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, the Azores, Baleares, the Canary Islands, Corse, Cyprus, the East Aegean Islands, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and France. It has been introduced to California, the Cape Provinces, Cuba, the Leeward Islands, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the Windward Islands.
The IUCN Red List assessed the conservation status of *Myrtus communis* as Least Concern in 2018. The species is documented in the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Species
Least ConcernCommon Name: common myrtle
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Myrtus
- Image
- Myrtenblüte (Myrtus communis).JPG
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- Commons category
- Myrtus communis
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon common name
- navadna mirta
- Commons gallery
- Myrtus communis
- has fruit type
- berry
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Myrtus communis
- different from
- ace
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- short name
- M. communis
- fruit color
- blue
- taxon author citation
- L.
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Encyclopedic overview
Myrtus communis, the common myrtle or true myrtle, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to southern Europe, North Africa, Western Asia, Macaronesia, and the Indian subcontinent, and also cultivated.
The plant is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing to 5 metres (16 ft) tall. The leaves are 2–5 centimetres (1–2 in) long, with a fragrant essential oil.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “common myrtle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.