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Morella pumila

Dwarf Wax-myrtle, Dwarrf bayberry

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Shrub / Tree

Size:

under 3' ft

Bloom Time:

April

Notes:

There is some disagreement that M. pumila is a separate species from M. ceriffera but Weakley's Flora (2011 draft) gives M. pumila species status.

Dwarf Wax-myrtle patch

Here it grows as a low, stoloniferous shrub at Carolina Beach State Park.

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Paynter, 2011

Leaves

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Buds

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