Talk:Umbellularia

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I have chosen to put this article under the scientific name because no "common name" is really universal. I would not greatly object to it being placed in either California bay laurel or Oregon myrtle, but I am quite certain SOMEONE would object to either placement. WormRunner 05:07, 13 Jan 2004 (UTC)

As it is a monotypic genus, I've put it at the genus name (easier to search for, and generally the wiki standard for monotypic genera) - MPF 00:03, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WP California Tag

Should this page really have a WP:California tag, as the tree is not endemic to California, nor the CFP that I know of?

KP Botany 18:23, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure why Insidious-Chaos deleted the paragraph about uses but I have revived the deleted paragraph and added reference links. There seems to be some confusion among the various references about whether the leaves make a nice flavoring or are poisonous, so it seems best to leave information about both possibilities. Personally I've used the leaves for cooking without any ill effects. Apparently some people even convert the nuts into something like chocolate! Amazing what you can learn with a Google search. Msebast 01:39, 1 March 2007 (UTC)