Selected Images
![]() 5434045 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Tree(s) Karan A. Rawlins |
![]() 1120561 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Plant(s) James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
![]() 5434056 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Sapling(s) Karan A. Rawlins |
![]() 5434040 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Bark Karan A. Rawlins |
![]() 5428363 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Stem(s) Karan A. Rawlins |
![]() 5407363 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Foliage Karan A. Rawlins |
![]() 5407368 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Foliage Karan A. Rawlins |
![]() 5407369 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Stem(s) Karan A. Rawlins |
![]() 1120562 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Plant(s) James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
![]() 1120563 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Flower(s) James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
![]() 1451173 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Twig(s)/Shoot(s) Richard Carter |
![]() 5434066 southern waxmyrtle Morella cerifera Flower(s) Karan A. Rawlins |
Maps
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Hamamelidae |
| Order: Myricales |
| Family: Myricaceae |
| Genus: Morella |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
wax myrtle, waxmyrtle
Related Scientific Names:
| Myrica cerifera (L.) | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | Weed Science Society of America Common Names List |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |














