[3] Some of these include cannabis,[6] hops, Houttuynia, lemon grass, mango, Myrcia, West Indian bay tree, and cardamom.

One study of the chemical composition of the fragrance of Cannabis sativa found β-myrcene to compose between 29.4% and 65.8% of the steam-distilled essential oil for the set of fiber and drug strains tested.

[10] & Brazilian Schinus molle (40%)[11] Myrcene is also found in Myrcia cuprea petitgrain (up to 48%),[12] bay leaf, juniper berry, cannabis, and hops.

It is thus more highly valued as an intermediate for the preparation of flavor and fragrance chemicals, such as menthol, citral, citronellol, citronellal, geraniol, nerol, and linalool.

[4] Both myrcene and myrcenol undergo Diels–Alder reactions with several dienophiles, such as acrolein, to give cyclohexene derivatives that are also useful fragrances, for instance Lyral.