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wax myrtle
Myrica cerifera
Myrica cerifera
wax myrtle Wax Myrtle Family
Myrica cerifera Myricaceae
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common name
  wax myrtle
accepted scientific name
  Myrica cerifera L.
rules for finding collection records
  Myrica cerifera (1)
  Morella cerifera (391)
family name
  • Myricaceae
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Image Source
Category: Shrubs, Broadleaf Trees
Flowers: No obvious petals
Petal colors: color
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Native to America. Introduced to Hawaii.

How Likely at this Location (56%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (36%)
where plant found
mag select
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Myrica cerifera   L.   (TSN: 21700096, Index: 1104)


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