Myricaceae, the Sweet Gale Family
Shrubs, with monoecious or dioecious flowers in catkins, and aromatic foliage.
| 1a. Leaves pinnately lobed | Sweet Fern, Myrica asplenifolia. |
| 1b. Leaves merely serrate — 2. | |
| 2a. Shrub of sandy soil, shore of Lake Erie | Bayberry, Myrica carolinensis. |
| 2b. Shrub of bogs and shores, northern half of state | Sweet Gale, Myrica gale. |