| Myrica cerifera | |
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| Myrica cerifera near a body of water | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Myricaceae |
| Genus: | Myrica |
| Species: | M. cerifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrica cerifera | |
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| Native range in the United States | |
Myrica cerifera is a small evergreen 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 has uses in the garden and for candlemaking, as well as a medicinal plant.
- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2020). "Morella cerifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152858227A152906779. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152858227A152906779.en. Retrieved 2 April 2020.