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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Morella inodora
FAMILY
Myricaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Morella inodora
FAMILY
Myricaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Morella inodora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Myrica inodora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cerothamnus inodorus
COMMON NAME:
Scentless Bayberry, Odorless Bayberry
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_197
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_moin_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Morella inodora
FAMILY
Myricaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Morella inodora
FAMILY
Myricaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Morella inodora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Myrica inodora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cerothamnus inodorus
963
Shrub
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Acid wetlands, especially in wooded, acid, streamhead "bogs" and bayheads, often associated with Magnolia virginiana, Tamala palustris, Cyrilla racemiflora, Cliftonia monophylla, and Lorinseria areolata, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Sepals absent
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Flowers in catkins
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown-black covered with white wax
Drupe-like
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p057
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p055
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p247
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p231
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p206
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p216
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