Myrtle Oak

Quercus myrtifolia Willd. - Beech family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 40.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Green

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Myrtle Oak: Anisota consularis, Anisota virginiensis, Calycopis cecrops, Erynnis brizo somnus, Erynnis horatius

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.