Myricaceae

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Myricaceae
Myrica faya
Myrica faya
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fagales
Family: Myricaceae
Blume

Genera
Canacomyrica Guillaumin

Comptonia L'Her. ex Aiton
Myrica L.

The Myricaceae is a small family of dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees in the order Fagales. 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, one in Canacomyrica and one in Comptonia.

Well-known members of this family include bayberry and sweetfern. Template:Tree-stub