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Apalachicola National Forest Flora Field Guide
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Dominant Flora of the Ground Cover
in Pine Forests of the Apalachicola National Forest
Genus/Species Myrica inodora Common Name Odorless Wax-Myrtle
Family MYRICACEAE Acronym OWMY
Description Shrub or small tree with leaves alternate, hairless, not aromatic, slightly rolled under, glandular above and below, leaves 4-8 cm long and 2-3 cm broad; twigs smooth; flowers March; fruit wax coated, 6-7 mm.



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