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COMMON NAME

Waxmyrtle

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Morella cerifera

Plant family

Bayberry (Myricaceae)

Plant group

Broadleaf Evergreens

A wispy, 6 to 12 ft, multi-trunked evergreen shrub, southern bayberry or wax myrtle can reach 20 ft. in height and has light olive-green foliage with a spicy fragrance. Pale blue berries occur on female plants in the winter and provide food for a variety of birds, as well as, fragrance for candle makers.
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A wispy, 6 to 12 ft, multi-trunked evergreen shrub, southern bayberry or wax myrtle can reach 20 ft. in height and has light olive-green foliage with a spicy fragrance. Pale blue berries occur on female plants in the winter and provide food for a variety of birds, as well as, fragrance for candle makers.
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The species name, cerifera, comes from Latin and means "wax-bearing". The male and female flowers occur on separate plants and the female flowers are the ones that later develop into fruit.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Hawaii , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , New Jersey , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Texas , Virginia , West Virginia
HABITAT
There is no information available about this species.

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