Myricaceae
bayberry, wax myrtle
family
trees and shrubs
typically resinous |
Myrica
|
Morella
|
Comptonia
|
leaves
simple aromatic flowers small, inconspicuous catkins wind pollinated fruits drupes |
leaves
simple alternate flowers small, inconspicuous catkins fruits drupes |
single species
fixes nitrogen leaves deciduous pinnatifid alternate aromatic flowers monoecious yellowish-green catkins fruits nutlets |
Myrica gale
|
Morella [Myrica] pensylvanica
|
Comptonia peregrina
|
Myrica gale
L. |
Morella pensylvanica
Mirbel |
Comptonia peregrina
(L.) Coult. |
Shrub, Twigs, Buds, Bark
deciduous
|
Shrub
semievergreen 5 to 6' tall multi-stemmed salt spray tolerant Twigs Buds Bark |
Shrub
deciduous 2 to 4' tall fixes nitrogen |
Flowers
small
inconspicuous |
dioecious
small, inconspicuous male yellow-green catkins female single lacking sepals and petals |
monoecious
small, inconspicuous catkins yellow-green April |
Leaves
aromatic
|
arrangement alternate
structure simple obovate or oblong 1.5 to 4' long 0.5 to 1.5" wide shallow teeth at apex leathery dark green underside pubescent aromatic when crushed |
deciduous
alternate fern like aromatic |
Fruit
drupe
|
drupe
|
nutlet within bur-like husk
|