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Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz
northern bayberry

       
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Images:
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz

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Synonyms:
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz

  MYPE7 Myrica pensylvanica Mirb.
 

Distribution:
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz

View 3 genera in Myricaceae, 10 species in Morella
 

Classification:
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz

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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 pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz – northern bayberry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz

The synonym italicized and indented below is 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.

New York:
Myrica pensylvanica
bayberry              Exploitably Vulnerable
Ohio:
Myrica pensylvanica
bayberry              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz

Myrica pensylvanica:

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 FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507904.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

 

Related Web Sites:
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture

CT-Alternatives for Invasive Ornamental Plant Species

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

CT-Gardening With Native Plants

DE-University of Delaware Botanic Garden

FL-USFS Fact Sheet

NC-Plant Fact Sheets

OH- Ohio Department of Natural Resources

OH-Ohio State University Plant Facts

OR-Landscape Plants (Oregon State University)

USDA NRCS Conservation Plant

USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest U.S.

 
 
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