The image above appears courtesy of the Waddell School Schoolyard Habitat site.
Bayberry family (Myricaceae)
The image above appears courtesy of the Waddell School
Schoolyard Habitat site.
Bayberry has waxy, gray berries with a strongly aromatic scent.
Bayberry leaves. The ruler shows inches.
Enlarged view of the underside of a leaf. The yellowish spots contain resin, which gives bayberry leaves an aromatic scent.
The upper leaf surfaces have many fewer dots. The resin dots are barely visible to the naked eye, but they can be seen clearly with a hand lens.