Morella pumila (Michx.) Small
Detail
- Family
- Myricaceae
- Botanical Name
- Morella pumila (Michx.) Small
- Common Name
- Dwarf Bayberry, Dwarf Wax Myrtle
- Synonym(s)
- Myrica cerifera L. var. pumila Michaux
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Morella pumila (Michx.) Small
- Comments
- This taxon, with its low stature, stoloniferous habit, and small leaves, is unquestionably distinct at some level. Treatment as a variety of Morella cerifera might be more desirable, but the combination is not available in Morella. Further study is needed.
- Habitat
- Mesic to extremely dry sandy woodlands; mostly, if not entirely, on deep sandhill deposits along the Nottoway and Blackwater rivers. Rare, inner Coastal Plain, south of the James River.
- Native Status
- Native
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