Myricaceae
21 species
Aromatic shrubs including bayberry and waxmyrtle; used for wax and seasonings.
Comptonia peregrina
Sweet fern, Meadow Fern
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Leaves - tea
Comptonia peregrina asplenifolia - (L.)Fernald.
Sweet Fern
Edible: Fruit
Melaleuca leucadendra - (L.) L.
Paperbark, Weeping Paperbark
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Oil
Morella cordifolia
Myrica, Wax berry, Candle berry
Edible: Fruit - wax
Morella holdridgeana
Morella humilis
Shinet
Morella salicifolia
Edible: Stem
Morella serrata
Lance-leaved waxberry
Edible: Fruit
Myrica californica
Californian Bayberry, California Wax Myrtle, California Barberry
Edible: Fruit
Myrica caroliniensis
Candleberry, Southern bayberry
Edible: Leaves - flavouring
Myrica cerifera
Wax Myrtle - Bayberry Wild Cinnamon, Southern Bayberry, Wax Myrtle, Southern Wax Myrtle
Edible: Fruit
Myrica conifera
Edible: Fruit
Myrica esculenta
Box myrtle, Bay berry
Edible: Fruit
Myrica faya
Fire tree, Candleberry Myrtle
Edible: Fruit
Myrica gale
Bog Myrtle, Sweetgale
Edible: Fruit
Myrica heterophylla
Bayberry
Edible: Fruit
Myrica javanica
Ki teke
Edible: Fruit
Myrica nagi
Box myrtle, Soh-phi
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Myrica nana
Yun nan yang mei
Edible: Fruit
Myrica pensylvanica
Northern Bayberry
Edible: Fruit
Myrica rubra - (Lour.)Siebold.&Zucc.
Chinese Bayberry
Edible: Fruit, Seed