Myricaceae

21 edible 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

Fire tree, Candleberry Myrtle

Edible: Fruit

Bog Myrtle, Sweetgale

Edible: Fruit

Myrica heterophylla

Bayberry

Edible: Fruit

Myrica javanica

Ki teke

Edible: Fruit

Box myrtle, Soh-phi

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Yun nan yang mei

Edible: Fruit

Myrica pensylvanica

Northern Bayberry

Edible: Fruit

Myrica rubra - (Lour.)Siebold.&Zucc.

Chinese Bayberry

Edible: Fruit, Seed