Morella cerifera

Characteristics
Dicots
MYRICACEAE
Morella
Morella cerifera (L.)Small
SOUTHERN BAYBERRY; WAX MYRTLE
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The xeric form with smaller leaves is sometimes recognized as M. pumila, but the seeming intergradation with typical M. cerifera has so far favored the recognition of one variable species in the group, M. cerifera s.l. (Thieret 1966; Wilbur 1994; Ward 2000).
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Classification
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FAGALES
Morella
Morella cerifera (L.)Small - SOUTHERN BAYBERRY; WAX MYRTLE
Citation
MORELLA CERIFERA (Linnaeus) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 337, 1329. 1903.
Myrica cerifera Linnaeus 1753.
VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 692 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Parra-Osorio, Caldasia 23: 136. 2001.
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Species Distribution Map
Plant Photos
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