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Quercus myrtifolia, the myrtle oak, [3] 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.
The genus Quercus contains about 500 known species, plus about 180 hybrids between them. [1] The genus, as is the case with many large genera, is divided into subgenera and sections. Traditionally, the genus Quercus was divided into the two subgenera Cyclobalanopsis, the ring-cupped oaks, and Quercus, which included
Quercus myrsinifolia is an evergreen oak tree that grows up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall. Leaves are 60–110 × 18–40 mm with serrulate margins; the petiole is 10–25 mm long. The acorns are ovoid to ellipsoid, 14–25 × 10–15 mm, and glabrous with a rounded apex; the flat scar is approx. 6 mm in diameter.
These forests consist of evergreen broadleaved, and needled canopy trees, such as Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia virginiana, Persea borbonia, Gordonia lasianthus, Sabal, Juniperus virginiana, Pinus taeda, and several evergreen oaks such as Quercus myrtifolia, and the iconic Quercus virginiana or southern Live Oak often covered with Spanish moss ...
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. [1]: 107–108 Chinquapin Oak: Uncommon, appearing in localities in northwest and southwest Georgia. Least Concern: Fagaceae: Quercus myrtifolia Willd. [1]: 108 Myrtle Oak: Occasional along outer Coastal Plain: Least Concern: Fagaceae: Quercus nigra L. [1]: 109 Water Oak: State-wide, more common in Coastal Plain ...
The stands are maintained by frequent fires. Turkey oak (Quercus laevis), myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia), and gopher apple (Licania michauxii) are common in the understory; wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana) makes up the ground layer. [1]
Quercus sect. Quercus has been known, either in whole or part, by a variety of names in the past, including Quercus sect. Albae, Quercus sect. Macrocarpae and Quercus sect. Mesobalanus. Members of the section may be called white oaks. The section includes all white oaks from North America (treated by Trelease as subgenus Leucobalanus). [2]
The Alabama Champion Tree Program is a listing of the largest known specimens of particular tree species, native or introduced, in the U.S. state of Alabama.It was established in 1970 by the Alabama Forestry Commission.