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Southern wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Lovely series of plants you posted Joe, many native to your area, very cool! Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Joe Spandrusyszyn's profile
      Joe Spandrusyszyn
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      I don't think all of the ones I just posted are native to the area (most are though I think) - these shots are all from a small garden in front of a nature preserve (the trails were all flooded, so I just stayed in the garden last weekend taking photos there). Posted 8 years ago

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The Southern wax myrtle

''Myrica cerifera'' is a small tree or large shrub native to North and Central America and the Caribbean. Its common names include southern wax myrtle, southern bayberry, candleberry, bayberry tree, and tallow shrub. It sees uses both in the garden and for candlemaking, as well as a medicinal plant.

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Similar species: Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts
Species identified by Joe Spandrusyszyn
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By Joe Spandrusyszyn

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Uploaded Jul 28, 2017. Captured Jul 22, 2017 11:17 in Palmetto Passage, Windermere, FL 34786, USA.
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  • ILCE-6300
  • f/5.6
  • 1/640s
  • ISO2500
  • 185mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.