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Wax Myrtles

Myricaceae (family), “Bayberry Family”

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The Myricaceae are a small family of dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees in the order Fagales. There are three genera in the family, although some botanists separate many species from Myrica into a fourth genus Morella. About 55 species are usually accepted in Myrica (with Morella included), one in Canacomyrica, and one in Comptonia.Well-known members of this family include bayberry and sweetfern. Canacomyrica Guillaumin 1940 Comptonia L'Hér. ex Aiton 1789 Myrica L. 1753 (includes: Morella Lour. 1790)

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