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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Morella pumila
FAMILY
Myricaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Dwarf Wax-myrtle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Morella cerifera
FAMILY
Myricaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Myrica cerifera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 052-03-001b:
Myrica cerifera var. pumila
FAMILY
Myricaceae
COMMON NAME:
Dwarf Wax-myrtle, Dwarf Bayberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_moce2_002_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_myce_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0505t_17
May Williamsburg County SC
Small shrub usually less than 1m tall, strongly stoloniferous, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Morella pumila
FAMILY
Myricaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Morella cerifera
FAMILY
Myricaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Myrica cerifera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 052-03-001b:
Myrica cerifera var. pumila
FAMILY
Myricaceae
1944
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Savannas, pine flatwoods, relatively moist to extremely dry sites in sandhills (under Quercus laevis and Q. geminata), per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Evergreen (usually)
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
Sepals absent
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Flowers in catkins
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Waxy gray
Drupaceous
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p366?
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p353?
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p054?
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p206?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p216
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p072