Common Name: Bay laurel, bay leaf, sweet bay Botanical Name: Laurus nobilisPlant Family: Lauraceae Type of Plant: Evergreen ...

Most bay leaves on the market today come from the bay ... the whole thing. Despite its name, the mountain laurel belongs to an entirely different family of plants than most other laurels ...

Although fresh leaves are becoming more widely available, they are usually sold dried. The dried bay leaves are more strongly flavoured than fresh ones, but the uses for both are the same.