Taxon

Myrica cerifera

 
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Myrica cerifera - southern bayberry, southern wax-myrtle
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: southern bayberry, southern wax-myrtle
Family: Myricaceae (bayberry family)
Synonym: Morella cerifera, Myrica pumila
Distribution: e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A deciduous suckering shrub growing in thickets near swamps and marshes in the sand-belt near the Atlantic coast and shores of Lake Erie. Its height is from 3-8', leaves shiny and resinous, dot-ted on both sides and fragrant when rubbed. Clusters of small blue fruit appear to "interrupt" the leaves on branches. This species is dioecious so fruit is produced on female plants only, with a male nearby.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: BCS: BC10 (BC10) • Accession: D2012-0563.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: DWD: AM04 (AM04) • Accession: D2003-0550.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: SEC: AW27 (AW27) • Accession: D2012-0563.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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