''Quercus myrtifolia'', the myrtle oak, is a North American species of oak. It is native to the southeastern United States ( Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina). It is often found in coastal areas on sandy soils. It is an evergreen tree that can reach tall, also appearing as a

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

in drier sites. It has

leaves A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...

with no teeth or lobes, which are hairless on the upperside and also on the underside except along the veins. Quercus myrtifolia mosbo6

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Atlas of Florida Vascular PlantsFlorida Native Plant SocietyPollen LibraryDiscover Life
{{Taxonbar, from=Q6371836 myrtifolia Trees of the Southeastern United States Plants described in 1805