Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Wax myrtle, southern bayberry, southern wax myrtle, candleberry, bayberry tree, tallow shrub, bayberry
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
Order | Fagales | Birch, she-oak, beech, walnut, bayberry, others |
Family | Myricaceae | Bayberry (sweet gale) family |
Genus | Morella | May derive from Morus, “mulberry” |
Species | cerifera | |
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Cerothamnus ceriferus (L.) Small
Cerothamnus pumilus (Michx.) Small
Morella cerifera (L.) Small var. pumila (Michx.) Kartesz, ined.
Myrica cerifera L.
Myrica cerifera L. var. pumila Michx.
Myrica pusilla Raf.
Morella cerifera description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 29 Jul 2023.
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4/11/2015 · Kirby Storter Park Boardwalk, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)
5/23/2021 · Widgeon Cove, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 22 cm)
7/3/2012 · By Jacquelyn Boyt
5/23/2021 · Widgeon Cove, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)
4/15/2015 · Kirby S. Storter Park, Florida · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)
4/15/2015 · Kirby S. Storter Park, Florida · ≈ 2 × 1′ (59 × 39 cm)
4/15/2015 · Kirby S. Storter Park, Florida · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (16 × 11 cm)
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