Quercus myrtifolia Willdenow. Subgenus: Quercus. Section: Lobatae. Subsection: Phellos. Myrtle Oak. Phen: Feb-Mar; Sep (of the second year). Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills, Florida scrub (more commonly on yellow sands), oak scrub, dry flatwoods, coastal dunes. Dist: A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. SC south to s. FL, west to se. MS. Often a dominant on xeric yellow sands in c. FL, where when fire-suppressed, can form dominant scrubby thickets.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Fl2, FNA3, K1, K3, K4, RAB, WH3, Hunt (1990); < Quercus myrtifolia Willd. – S, S13
Heliophily: 8
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