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===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| + | In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''Q. myrtifolia'' has occurred in scrub oak stands on stabilized dunes, slashpine flatwoods, longleaf pine-wiregrass sand ridge, sandy live oak-myrtle oak woods, mesic pine-oak scrubs, sand barrens, pine-scrub oak-palmetto communities, live oak hammocks, and an ecotone between wet woodlands along a small stream and a tangle of hardwoods on a sand ridge. It has also been recorded as an ornamental tree along city streets (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include sand and loamy sand. Associated species include ''Quercus incana, Q. myrtifolia, Q. chapmanii, Q. geminata, Q. laevis, Q. minima, Q. hemisphaerica, Q. incana, Pinus clausa, Lyonia ferruginea'' and ''Ceratiola'' (FSU Herbarium). | ||
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
===Seed dispersal=== | ===Seed dispersal=== | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 18 November 2015
| Quercus myrtifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. myrtifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus myrtifolia Willd. | |
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| Natural range of Quercus myrtifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: myrtle oak
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Quercus myrtifolia is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, Q. myrtifolia has occurred in scrub oak stands on stabilized dunes, slashpine flatwoods, longleaf pine-wiregrass sand ridge, sandy live oak-myrtle oak woods, mesic pine-oak scrubs, sand barrens, pine-scrub oak-palmetto communities, live oak hammocks, and an ecotone between wet woodlands along a small stream and a tangle of hardwoods on a sand ridge. It has also been recorded as an ornamental tree along city streets (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include sand and loamy sand. Associated species include Quercus incana, Q. myrtifolia, Q. chapmanii, Q. geminata, Q. laevis, Q. minima, Q. hemisphaerica, Q. incana, Pinus clausa, Lyonia ferruginea and Ceratiola (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Quercus myrtifolia at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens
Colletidae: Colletes brimleyi
Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Lasioglossum placidensis
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
