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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 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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