MYRICACEAE

Morella pumila (Michaux) Small. Dwarf Bayberry, Dwarf Wax-myrtle. Phen: Mar-Apr; Aug-Oct. Hab: Pine savannas, pine flatwoods, relatively moist to extremely dry sites in sandhills (under Quercus laevis and Q. geminata). Dist: A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. VA south to s. FL and west to e. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Syn: = K3, K4, Va; = Cerothamnus pumilus (Michx.) Small – S; = Morella pusilla (Raf.) Weakley & D.B.Poind. – Weakley & Poindexter (2023) in Weakley et al. (2023, in press); = Myrica cerifera L. var. pumila Michx. – RAB, Elias (1971b); = Myrica pusilla Raf. – F, G, Tx; < Morella cerifera (L.) Small – K1, Herbert (2005), Wilbur (1994); < Myrica cerifera L. – C, Fl2, FNA3, GW2, WH3

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