Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fagales > Myricaceae > Morella > Morella pensylvanicaMorella pensylvanica (northern bayberry)Synonyms: Cerothamnus pensylvanicus (homotypic); Morella macfarlanei; Myrica cerifera var. frutescens; Myrica macfarlanei; Myrica pensylvanica (homotypic); Myrica pensylvanica f. parvifolia Myrica pensylvanica, the northern bayberry, is a species of Myrica native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Ohio, and south to North Carolina. It is also classified as Morella pensylvanica. This species has root nodules containing nitrogen-fixing microorganisms, allowing it to grow in relatively poor soils. |
| Bloom Period [1] | Late Spring | | Drought Tolerance [1] | High | | Fire Tolerance [1] | Low | | Frost Free Days [1] | 4 months 20 days | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | High | | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Fall | | Growth Form [1] | Colonizing | | Growth Period [1] | Spring | | Growth Rate [1] | Slow | | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Propagation [1] | Bare Root, Container | | Root Depth [1] | 20 inches (51 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Slow | | Seed Vigor [1] | Low | | Seeds Per [1] | 55000 / lb (121254 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [1] | Semi-Erect | | Structure [2] | Shrub | | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | Slow |  | | Flower Color [1] | Yellow | | Foliage Color [1] | Green | | Fruit Color [1] | Blue | | | Fruit Conspicuous [1] | Yes | | | Height [1] | 12.136 feet (3.7 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°) | | Light Preference [1] | Full Sun | | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [1] | Infertile | | Water Use [1] | Moderate | | | Screening - Summer [1] | Dense | | Screening - Winter [1] | Moderate |
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IUCN Category |
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Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Acadia National Park |
II |
35996 |
Maine, United States |
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Assateague Island National Seashore |
II |
8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge |
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Puerto Rico, United States |
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Fire Island National Seashore |
V |
9433 |
New York, United States |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Gateway National Recreation Area |
V |
1807 |
New Jersey, United States |
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Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
3161 |
New Jersey, United States |
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Kejimkujik National Park |
II |
94203 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Prince Edward Island National Park |
II |
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Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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