{"id":5599,"date":"2012-02-16T12:46:32","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T17:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?page_id=5599"},"modified":"2025-02-11T04:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T09:49:09","slug":"sweet-gale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/woody-weeds\/sweet-gale\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet gale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant <\/em><em>Scientist<\/em>, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. November 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific name: <\/strong><em>Myrica gale <\/em>L.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Common name(s): <\/strong>sweet gale, sweetgale, bog myrtle<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link(s): <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/home\/plantProfile?symbol=MYGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA PLANTS Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=MYGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPIN Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/myrica\/gale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Images:<\/strong> (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose &#8220;view image&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5599 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/11\/Myrica-gale-1-e1329414292793.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/11\/Myrica-gale-1-e1329414292793-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Myrica gale small plants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/11\/Myrica-gale-1-e1329414292793-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/11\/Myrica-gale-1-e1329414292793-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/11\/Myrica-gale-3-e1329414330956.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/11\/Myrica-gale-3-e1329414330956-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Myrica gale leaves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/11\/Myrica-gale-3-e1329414330956-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/11\/Myrica-gale-3-e1329414330956-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>-small shrub<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; leaves are fragrant; most likely found in wet areas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>dark green leaves<\/li>\n<li>toothed towards the top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; generally flowers in May in ME<\/p>\n<p>-symbiotic relationship with bacteria that fixes nitrogen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; may be confused with <em>Morella caroliniensis<\/em>; see left sidebar on <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/myrica\/gale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a> webpage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-bogs<\/p>\n<p>-peatlands<\/p>\n<p>-swamps<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-fruits are a food source and attract birds<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heinrich, B. 1976. Flowering phenologies: Bog, woodland, and disturbed habitats. <em>Ecology<\/em>. 57(5):890-899.<\/p>\n<p>Go Botany. \u201cMyrica Gale L.\u201d <i>Myrica Gale (Sweetgale): Go Botany<\/i>, 2021, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/myrica\/gale\/.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. November 2011. Scientific name: Myrica gale L. 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