Fagaceae

Dwarf live oak

Quercus minima (Sarg.) Small

Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus

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Dwarf live oak (Quercus minima) — FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Dwarf live oak

Synonyms

Quercus andromeda f. nana Trel.
Quercus geminata var. succulenta (Small) Trel.
Quercus minima f. pygmaea (Sarg.) Trel.
Quercus minima f. reasoneri Trel.
Quercus minima var. pygmaea (Sarg.) A.Camus
Quercus pygmaea (Sarg.) Ashe
Quercus succulenta Small
Quercus virens var. dentata Chapm.
Quercus virginiana subsp. dentata (Chapm.) A.E.Murray
Quercus virginiana var. dentata (Chapm.) Sarg.
Quercus virginiana var. minima Sarg.
Quercus virginiana var. pygmaea Sarg.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Valerie Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.