Quercus myrtifolia
| Myrtle oak | |
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| Leaves and acorns of myrtle oak | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. myrtifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus myrtifolia Willd. 1805 | |
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Quercus myrtifolia (myrtle oak)[2] is a North American species of oaks in the beech family. It is native to the southeastern United States (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina).[3]
Quercus myrtifolia is an evergreen shrub or tree sometimes as much as 12 meters (40 feet) tall. It has leaves with no teeth or lobes, hairless on the upperside and also on the underside except along the veins.[4]
References
- ↑ "Quercus myrtifolia Willd. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Quercus myrtifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map". bonap.net. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Flora of North America, Quercus myrtifolia Willdenow, 1805. Myrtle oak". efloras.org. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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