camphor

Camphora officinarum

Member of laurel family (family Lauraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
cream in flowering plants

There are no other wild species of this genus in California.

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Naturalized in California, but mostly found in cultivation.

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Chris’s observations: 2 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Santa Clara, CA: 2

Months:

• Dec.: 1
• Jan.: 0
• Feb.: 0
• Mar.: 0
• Apr.: 1

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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Camphora officinarum → iNaturalist
• Cinnamomum camphora → Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora