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Morella faya
Family: Myricaceae
Flowering: March | April
Origin: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands (Macaronesia), Portugal and Spain
Tree or shrub evergreen. It has ecological and morphological peculiarities that allow it to behave as an explorer of inhospitable areas, where the lack of nutrients limits the vegetative growth. It is frequent in coastal vegetation and medium altitude forests.