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FIELD GUIDE
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| Index |
Overview |
Dominant Flora of the Ground Cover
in Pine Forests of the Apalachicola National Forest
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| Genus/Species |
Myrica cerifera |
Common Name |
Wax Myrtle |
| Family |
MYRICACEAE |
Acronym |
WAMY |
| Description |
Shrub or small tree with leaves alternate,
narrowly oblanceolate, usually apically
toothed, slightly hairy, glandular dotted
above and below, aromatic, leaves 3-8 cm
long and 1-2 cm broad; twigs hairy; flowers
Feb.-April; fruit wax coated, warty, 2-4.5
cm. |
Last Updated: October 3, 1997
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