Myricaceae
Northern bayberry
Myrica pensylvanica
- Family
- Myricaceae
- Genus
- Myrica
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Common names
By language (8)
- Chinese
- 宾州杨梅, 宾州楊梅
- Croatian
- Zaljevska bobica
- Danish
- Pennsylvansk Vokspors
- English
- Northern bayberry, Bayberry, Candletree, Candlewood, Small waxberry, Swamp candleberry, Tallow bayberry, Tallowshrub
- French
- Arbre à cire, Myrique de Pennsylvanie, Cirier de Pennsylvanie
- German
- Amerikanischer Gagelstrauch, Nördlicher Gagelstrauch, Nördliche Gagel
- Japanese
- ミリカ・ペンシルバニカ
- Welsh
- Gwerwydden
Synonyms
- Cerothamnus pensylvanicus (Mirb.) Moldenke
- Morella macfarlanei (Youngken) Kartesz
- Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz
- Myrica cerifera var. frutescens Castigl.
- Myrica macfarlanei Youngken
- Myrica pensylvanica f. parvifolia T.W.Wells
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 62 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Famartin, 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.