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SPECIES: Comptonia peregrina | Sweetfern 


ABBREVIATION : 
COMPER

SYNONYMS : 
   Myrica asplenifolia L. [20]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   MYAS


COMMON NAMES : 
   sweetfern


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for sweetfern is Comptonia
peregrina (L.) Coult. (Myricaceae).  There are two varieties:  Comptonia
peregrina var. asplenifolia L. and Comptonia peregrina var. peregrina
[10]. 


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, September 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1993. Comptonia peregrina. In: Remainder of Citation

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