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Details for: NA 83827,
Morella pensylvanica
(Mirb.) Kartesz, 'Morton'
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Morella pensylvanica
(Mirb.) Kartesz
Cultivar:
'Morton'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
08 Sep 2016
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Morella pensylvanica
(Mirb.) Kartesz
Cultivar:
'Morton'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
08 Sep 2016
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Shrub
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Morton'
Type: Cultivar name
SILVER SPRITE
Type: Trademark name
NA 83827
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum
Narrative
Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Morella pensylvanica 'Morton' SILVER SPRITE. Obtained for the National Herb Garden.
Morella pensylvanica
(Mirb.) Kartesz
Genus:
Morella
Family:
Myricaceae
Nomen number:
419850
Place of publication:
Synthesis N. Amer. Fl., vers. 1[2]. 1999
Verified:
04/03/2006
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Myrica pensylvanica
Mirb.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
bayberry
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
English
candle-berry
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
Scoggan, H. J.
1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
English
candletree
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
English
candlewood
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
English
northern bayberry
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
Little, E. L., Jr.
1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
English
small waxberry
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
English
swamp candleberry
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
English
tallow bayberry
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
English
tallowshrub
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
English
tallowtree
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
English
waxberry
as
Myrica pensylvanica
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
French
arbre à cire
as
Myrica pensylvanica
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
French
myrica cirier
as
Myrica pensylvanica
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
French
myrique de Pennsylvanie
as
Myrica pensylvanica
2
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
Spanish
árbol de la cera
as
Myrica pensylvanica
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Myrica pensylvanica
Swedish
amerikansk pors
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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