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  2. Myrica pensylvanica - Wikipedia

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    M. pensylvanica is similar to wax myrtle, M. cerifera. These plants' leaves and scent distinguish them: wax myrtle leaves have scent glands on both sides and are fragrant when crushed, northern bayberry has scent glands mainly on the leaf undersides and is not markedly fragrant. Northern bayberry hybridizes with both southern bayberry and wax ...

  3. List of plants known as myrtle - Wikipedia

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    Myrtle is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants, particularly those of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). Plants called "myrtle" include: [ 1 ] Myrtaceae

  4. Myrica - Wikipedia

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    The wax coating on the fruit of several species, known as bayberry wax, has been used traditionally to make candles. It was used for that purpose by the Robinson family in the novel The Swiss Family Robinson. [9] The foliage of Myrica gale is a traditional insect repellent, used by campers to keep biting insects out of tents.

  5. Myrica californica - Wikipedia

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    Myrica californica (California bayberry, California wax myrtle or Pacific wax myrtle; syn. Gale californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Greene, Morella californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Wilbur) is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Pacific Ocean coast of North America from Vancouver Island south to California as far south as the Long Beac

  6. Myrica cerifera - Wikipedia

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    Wax Myrtle can be successfully cultivated as far north as the New York City area and southern Ohio Valley. It also grows in Bermuda and the Caribbean. [4] In terms of succession, M. cerifera is often one of the first plants to colonize an area. [6] The male and female flowers. M. cerifera is an evergreen.

  7. Ohio University defeats Georgia Southern in Myrtle Beach Bowl

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    CONWAY, S.C. - The Ohio University Bobcats football program picked up the first bowl victory of 2023, defeating Georgia Southern 41-21 in the Myrtle Beach Bowl Saturday afternoon.. The Bobcats (10 ...

  8. Myrica rubra - Wikipedia

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    Myrica rubra is an evergreen tree that grows to a height of up to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) high, with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown. Leaves are leathery, bare, elliptic-obovate to oval lanceolate in shape, wedge-shaped at the base and rounded to pointed or tapered at the apex, margin is serrated or serrated in the upper half, with a length of 5–14 cm (2.0–5. ...

  9. Myrica inodora - Wikipedia

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    Myrica inodora is an evergreen, monoecious shrub or small tree up to 7 m (23 feet) tall. Leaves are ovate to elliptic, up to 12 cm (5 inches) long, lacking the odor characteristic of other members of the genus. Fruits are spherical or nearly so, up to 8 mm (0.3 inches) in diameter, covered with whitish wax and glandular hairs. [6] [7] [8]