Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small

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    Myricaceae
    Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small

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    NY Barcode: 4208863

    Occurrence ID: 7eaaf074-4a83-4d21-97e6-8e2644f4bae9

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The Bayberry is a compact, much-branching half-evergreen shrub,1
2-8 feet high. The wax of the "berries, when removed by soaking
in boiling water, forms the bayberry tallow of commerce.
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FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA
Mvrica heterophvlla Rafinesque
Allan J. Bornstein
June 1992
Itl&TXR CIL&EACT3ES OF BAYB8R3T
Deciduous in thp ITorth.
Twigs rounded or angled,, resinous dotted when young
Pith small, continuous,
Buds solitary.
Loaf-scars alternata, half-elliptic. •
Stipular-scars when present small.	V£*>
Cited specimen? *
Deposited for permanent recorcF.1
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04208863
Flora of New York
BOTARSI! C A L
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Cerothamnua pensylvanicus (Loiael.) Moldenke
Collected for winter characters, New York Bot-
anical Garden, Bronx Park, Bronx Co., New
York City, N. Y.
Noverabbr 24, 1924
[Collected by Mr. Percy Wilson]
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HAROLD N. MOLDEjNKE,
No. 10798
04208863