Myrtle
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Myrtle may refer to:
Plants
- Myrtaceae, the myrtle family
- Myrtus, myrtle, genus native to Europe and north Africa
- Myrtus communis, common, European, or true myrtle, cultivated worldwide
- Myrtus nivellei, Saharan myrtle
- Luma apiculata, Chilean myrtle
- Ugni molinae, Strawberry myrtle, native to Chile
- Myrtus, myrtle, genus native to Europe and north Africa
Non-Australian natives, not in Myrtaceae
- Family Cyrillaceae
- Cyrilla racemiflora, myrtle
- Family Lauraceae
- Umbellularia californica, Oregon myrtle
- Family Myricaceae
- Myrica, wax myrtle, bayberry
- Family Lythraceae
- Lagerstroemia, crape myrtle
- Family Apocynaceae
- Vinca minor, creeping myrtle
Australian/Asian natives, many not in Myrtaceae
- Family Ebenaceae
- Diospyros pentamera, black myrtle
- Family Fabaceae
- Acacia myrtifolia, myrtle wattle
- Family Myrtaceae
- Agonis flexuosa, willow myrtle
- Archirhodomyrtus beckleri, rose myrtle
- Backhousia angustifolia, curry myrtle
- Backhousia citriodora, lemon myrtle, sweet verbena myrtle
- Backhousia myrtifolia, cinnamon myrtle, grey myrtle
- Choricarpia leptopetala, brown myrtle
- Hypocalymma angustifolium, white myrtle
- Leptospermum scoparium, manuka myrtle
- Melaleuca armillaris, bracelet honey myrtle
- Melaleuca radula, graceful honey myrtle
- Syzygium anisatum, aniseed myrtle
- Family Nothofagaceae
- Nothofagus cunninghamii, myrtle beech
- Family Pittosporaceae
- Auranticarpa rhombifolia, white myrtle
- Family Proteaceae
- Hakea myrtoides, myrtle hakea
- Family Scrophulariaceae
- Myoporum parvifolium, dwarf native myrtle
Place names
Canada
United States
Given name
- Myrtle (given name), the name.
- Myrtle Augee (born 1965), English shot putter
- Myrtle Cook (1902-1985), Canadian athlete
- Myrtle Corbin (1868-1928), American entertainer
- Myrtle Devenish (1913-2007), Welsh actress
- Myrtle Fillmore (1845-1931), American writer
- Myrtle Gonzalez (1891-1918), American actress
- Myrtle Maclagan (1911-1993), English cricketer
- Myrtle McAteer (1878-1952), American tennis player
- Myrtle Reed (1874-1911), American poet
- Myrtle Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton (1934-2000), English photographer
- Myrtle Sarrosa, (born 1994) Filipino Cosplayer, Actress, Singer and Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4
- Myrtle Stedman (1885-1938), American actress
- Myrtle Vail (1888-1978), American actress
Fictional
- Moaning Myrtle (died 1943), fictional character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
- Myrtle Anagnostou, an Erotas character
- Myrtle Fargate, an All My Children character
- Myrtle Wilson, a character in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Other uses
- The Myrtle, an Italian literary fairy tale
- USS Myrtle, various United States Navy ships
- Myrtle (sternwheeler), a steamboat in Oregon in the early 20th century
- Myrtle (color), a shade of the color green
- Venus of the Myrtle, an epithet that merged the goddess with the little-known deity Murcia
See also
- Myrtle Avenue, New York City
- Myrtle Bank (disambiguation)
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Myrtle Creek, Oregon
- Myrtle Grove (disambiguation)
- Myrtle Hill (disambiguation)
- Myrtles Plantation, Louisiana
- Myrtle Point, Oregon
- Myrtle Road, Sheffield, England
- Myrtle Township, Custer County, Nebraska
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