Fagaceae

Myrtle oak

Quercus myrtifolia Willd.

Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus

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Myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Myrtle oak

Synonyms

Quercus aquatica var. myrtifolia (Willd.) A.DC.
Quercus myrtifolia f. ampla Trel.
Quercus nitida Raf.
Quercus phellos var. arenaria Chapm.
Quercus phellos var. myrtifolia (Willd.) Wenz.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: aispinsects, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob Miller, 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.