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Myrica cerifera
Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Southern Wax Myrtle, Candleberry, Bayberry Tree, Tallow Shrub
| 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 | Myrica | From the Greek μυρικη (myrike), “fragrance” |
| Species | cerifera | Wax-bearing |
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Myrica cerifera description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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7/3/2012 · By Jacquelyn Boyt 
4/15/2015 · Kirby S. Storter Park, FL
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 12 cm)
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≈ 24 × 16" (59 × 39 cm)
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≈ 7 × 4½" (16 × 11 cm)
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