Details for: PI 548966, Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small, 9012008


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small
Top Name:
9012008
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
10 Jan 1991
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small
Top Name:
9012008
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
10 Jan 1991
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected

North Carolina, United States
Locality: Fort Macon State Park, Carteret County, North Carolina

Donated
10 January 1991.
New Jersey, United States
Comment: Received through NPMC, Beltsville, MD
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
9012008
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Salt tolerant, upright shrub found on back dune areas along the mid-Atlantic coast, with multiple stemmed trunks, forming dense stands. Plant height range: 1.2-2.5m. Leaves dark green and aromatic. Male and female flowers on different plants, occurring in early spring. Berries, hard wax coated, gray-blue produced in fall, 3.5-4.5mm diameter remain on tree all winter. Roots contain nitrogen producing nodules. Adapted to back dune areas as wind barriers, and landscaping in sand dunes, fine and course textured sandy soils.
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small
Genus:
Morella
Family:
Myricaceae
Nomen number:

417146
Place of publication:

Fl. s.e. U.S. 337, 1329. 1903 "carolinensis"
Verified:
09/05/2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Myrica caroliniensis Mill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Myrica heterophylla Raf.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishevergreen bayberry as Myrica heterophylla1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541 Note: = Myrica heterophylla
Englishwax-myrtle as Myrica heterophylla1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Myrica heterophylla
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 12 Feb 2002, from Myrica pensylvanica Mirb. to Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 04 Dec 2002, from Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz to Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small
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