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Morella cerifera

(L.) Small

Southern Bayberry

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140133

Element CodePDMCC02020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderMyricales

FamilyMyricaceae

GenusMorella

Synonyms

Myrica ceriferaL.

Other Common Names

wax-myrtle (EN) Wax-myrtle (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Treated as Morella cerifera by Kartesz (1999). FNA (vol. 3) transfers Morella cerifera to Myrica cerifera.

Conservation Status

Review Date1983-10-11

Change Date1983-10-11

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Maryland	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
North Carolina	S5	Yes
South Carolina	S5	Yes
Florida	S5	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	S1	Yes
Delaware	S5	Yes
Virginia	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

Florida (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alexander Springs Creek	Ocala National Forest	2,954
Clear Lake	Apalachicola National Forest	5,592
Impassable Bay	Osceola National Forest	2,789

Mississippi (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sandy Creek Rare Ii Area	Homochitto National Forest	2,620

North Carolina (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Catfish Lake North	Croatan National Forest	11,299
Pond Pine B	Croatan National Forest	2,961
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Lake Creek	National Forests in Texas	596

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.