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Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small
southern bayberry

       
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Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small

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Synonyms:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small

  CECA10 Cerothamnus caroliniensis (Mill.) Tidestr.
  MYCA4 Myrica caroliniensis Mill.
  MYHE Myrica heterophylla Raf.
  MYHEC Myrica heterophylla Raf. var. curtissii (A. Chev) Fernald
 

Distribution:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small

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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small

View 3 genera in Myricaceae, 10 species in Morella
 

Classification:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Myricales
Family Myricaceae – Bayberry family
Genus Morella Lour. – bayberry
Species Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small – southern bayberry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
Myrica heterophylla
evergreen bayberry              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small

Myrica heterophylla:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FAC FACW NI NO NO FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507898.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 
 
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