Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Morella cerifera

wax myrtle
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Lampkin, Nature Coast FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

wax myrtle

Sinónimo(s):

Myrica cerifera

Especie del género:

Morella cerifera

Familia:

Myricaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

10-15 (20) ft tall by 8 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

white, green

Fenología:

Evergreen. Inconspicuous blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in late summer to early fall.

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Good as a background or hedge plant that also attracts wildlife. Rain gardens or bioswales.

Consideraciones:

It is flammable, so plant away from buildings in fire-prone areas. It fixes nitrogen with its roots like a legume, so it tolerates poor soils.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Specialty Provider

Propagación:

Dioecious (separate male and female plants).



Easily planted from seed or cuttings.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Stays wet -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Acidic to circum-neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Birds

Larval host for banded hairstreak ( Satyrium calanus ) and red-banded hairstreak ( Calycopis cecrops )butterflies.

Good wildlife cover.





Seeds eaten by birds. 

Hábitats nativos:

Wet-dry sites. Upland mixed forest, floodplains, wetland edges, cutthroat seeps, old fields, scrub, fencerows

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Interesting smell to the foliage.



Candles were sometimes made using the wax that covers the seeds.

Comentarios generales:

There is a natural dwarf form that is associated with xeric uplands.  I makes a nice, low-growing shrub in casual gardens.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Watkins, John and Thomas Sheehan. (1975). Florida Landscape Plants, Native and Exotic. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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