Species

Myrica gale L.

Common names:

harilik porss,

porss

Viridiplantae ❯Viridiplantae sbk Incertae sedis ❯Anthophyta ❯Anthophyta sbp Incertae sedis ❯Eudicotyledonae ❯Fagales ❯Myricaceae ❯Myrica ❯Myrica gale

III protection category. Regional IUCN Red List category: Near Threatened.

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Occurrences

Total records	1633 ( 1265 observations, 363 specimens, 5 refbased )
Total species	1
Records in Estonia	1613 ( 1265 observations, 343 specimens, 5 refbased )
Species in Estonia	1
First occurrence in Estonia	1801-01-01
Latest occurrence in Estonia	2026-08-13
First occurrence in Estonia this year	2026-03-25

Species lists

Estonian species,

Protected species of Estonia, category III,

Red List species in Estonia,

Red list: Near Threatened

Accepted name

Myrica gale L.

Common names

Parastā purvmirte Latvian,

harilik porss Estonian,

porss Estonian,

pors Norwegian Nynorsk,

pors Norwegian Bokmål

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