Myricaceae
Southern bayberry
Myrica caroliniensis
- Family
- Myricaceae
- Genus
- Myrica
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Common names
By language (2)
- Dutch
- Wasgagel
- English
- Southern bayberry, Bayberry, Evergreen bayberry, Pocosin bayberry
Synonyms
- Cerothamnus heterophyllus (Raf.) Moldenke
- Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small
- Myrica caroliniana Ettingsh.
- Myrica cerifera var. latifolia Aiton
- Myrica cerifera var. media Michx.
- Myrica curtissii A.Chev.
- Myrica curtissii var. media (Michx.) A.Chev.
- Myrica heterophylla Raf.
- Myrica heterophylla var. curtissii (A.Chev.) Fernald
- Myrica pennsylvanica Lam.
- Myrica sessilifolia Raf.
- Myrica sessilifolia var. latifolia Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.