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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Morella cerifera
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) 052-03-001a:
Myrica cerifera var. cerifera
FAMILY
Myricaceae
COMMON NAME:
Common Wax-myrtle, Southern 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 jkm0502f_08
February Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
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JK Marlow s050227_i
February Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Leaf blades oblanceolate; margins irregularly serrate near tip, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow s050227_j
February Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Leaves distinctly punctate on both surfaces, aromatic when crushed, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0303m_24
March Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
A taxonomically difficult group with intergrading species, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0304h_06
April Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
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Keith Bradley kab_morella_cerifera_4447
April Sumter County SC
Mill Creek Park
Male flowers in sessile, axillary, dense cylindrical catkins, 6-10mm x 4-6mm, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm090516_083
May Charleston County SC
Bark whitish to gray, thin, smooth, with conspicous horizontal lenticels, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0309r_13
September Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Myrtle Beach, SC, gets its name from this plant, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm0309r_24
September Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
The berries are covered with wax that was/is used to make fragrant candles, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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Paul Thompson pstmyrica_cerifera
September?
Leaf shape is oblanceolate; margins are serrate towards the tip. — Clemson Extension