PLANTS Profile for Myrica (sweetgale)

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PLANTS Profile

Myrica L.
sweetgale

Symbol:

MYRIC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Myricaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Myrica L.

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Distribution:
Myrica L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CT, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, TN, VT, WA, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Myrica L.

View 3 genera in Myricaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Myrica gale L.. . Image Available.

Myrica gale
sweetgale

Distribution of Myrica hartwegii S. Watson. .

Myrica hartwegii
Sierra bayberry

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Myrica L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Myricales
Family	Myricaceae – Bayberry family
Genus	Myrica L. – sweetgale

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Myrica L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow	Minor		Minor	Minor			Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Myrica L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19260.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 01:13 AM CDT