Myrtus communis Myrtle
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Myrtus
L. name for Murtle
Species
communis [kom-MU-nis]
common
Myrtus communis, the common myrtle, is an evergreen shrub native to southern
Europe, north Africa, western Asia, Macaronesia, and the Indian Subcontinent, and also
cultivated.