Myricaceae

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Myricaceae

The Myricaceae is a small family of dicotyledon

Dicotyledon

Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of flowering plants whose seed typically has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. There are around 199,350 species within this group....
ous shrub

Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s and small tree

TREE

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s in the order Fagales

Fagales

The Fagales are an order of flowering plants, including some of the best known trees. The order name is derived from genus Fagus, Beeches....
. There are three genera in the family, though some botanists separate many species from Myrica into a fourth genus Morella. About 35 species are usually accepted in Myrica
Myrica

Myrica is a genus of about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. The genus has a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America, and missing only from Australasia....
, one in Canacomyrica
Canacomyrica

Canacomyrica is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Myricaceae, native to New Caledonia. The sole species isCanacomyrica monticola, an endangered tree or small shrub, endemic to ultramafic serpentine soils....
and one in Comptonia
Comptonia

Comptonia is a monotypic genus in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. It is native to eastern North America, from southern Quebec south to the extreme north of Georgia , and west to Minnesota....
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Well-known members of this family include bayberry and sweetfern.

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