Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Bayberry - Myrica pensylvanica. Early colonists boiled the berries and made
aromatic candles from the wax. The berries are still used as components of
candles.
Image ID: nerr0374, NOAA's Estuarine Research Reserve Collection Location: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Photo Date: 1996 October
