Myrica pensylvanica Mirb.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Virginia

• County/Municipio

  Virginia Beach (Independent City)

• Locality

  First Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60 (Shore Drive), E of Fort Story Military Reservation, trail running roughly SE between end of cabin road and visitor center

• Elevation

  Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

• Coordinates

  36.9185, -76.0431

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Myricaceae
Myrica pensylvanica Mirb.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. Virginia. Virginia Beach. First
Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60
(Shore Drive), E of Fort Story Military Reservation, trail
running roughly SE between end of cabin road and visitor
center. 36.91851°, -76.04307°. ca0-5m. (Coordinates
and elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map;
accurate to within a radius of ca 25 m). Dune Woodland;
dominants include Pinus taeda, Quercus nigra, Ilex opaca
and Sassafras albidum.
Tree or shrub, 3 m tall, stems several, the larges ca 5 cm
diam; bark grey, smooth; leaves with strong Myrica odor.
Daniel Atha 6193
21 May 2008
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