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Sweetgales Myrica

This hub compares 3 species records. Across all 3 records, it carries 13 evidence rows from 10 distinct cited sources. The species split is 1 in documented conflict and 2 awaiting directional evidence. The species records remain separate: their evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Documented conflict: 1 species

honest ties — treat conservatively near structures

Northern bayberry Documented conflict Myrica pensylvanica the NIST whole-plant shrub burns says low · Combustion characteristics of north-eastern USA vegetatio… says high Zones 4–4

Awaiting evidence: 2 species

wax myrtle Awaiting evidence Myrica cerifera Limited evidence · 4 sources Zones 6–6
California wax myrtle Awaiting evidence Myrica californica Limited evidence · 2 sources Zones 9–9

About sweetgales

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: shrub. The records span published USDA zones 4–9. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Myrica: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated sweetgales grow

Tagged as growing in 23 states.

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