Myricaceae

Myricaceae
Myricaceae
Myrica faya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
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, although 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.