tallaosade
tallaosade is a botanical species classified in the family Myrtaceae, native to the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. The plant is a small, multi‑stemmed shrub that typically reaches 1.5–2.5 m in height. It displays glossy, serrated leaves that are dark green in the summer and acquire pale, silver undersides in colder months. The flowers are pale pink to white, forming dense, round inflorescences in late spring and early summer. Each flower possesses five petals and numerous stamens that give the plant a fuzzy appearance from a distance. After pollination, the plant produces a dry, warty fruit known as a woody capsule containing several brown seeds.
Tallaosade is widely used in traditional medicine by indigenous communities in the region. The bark extracts
Ecologically, tallaosade contributes to forest understory diversity and offers shelter and foraging grounds for various insect