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Lyonia ferruginea

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Species of flowering plant

Rusty staggerbush
Conservation status

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Lyonia
Species: L. ferruginea
Binomial name
Lyonia ferruginea
(Michx.) G.S. Torr.
Synonyms
  • Andromeda ferruginea var. fruticosa Michx.
  • Xolisma ferruginea (Michx.) Nash
Showing rusty colored newer growth

Lyonia ferruginea, the rusty staggerbush, tree lyonia, dragon tree, is a plant of the genus Lyonia. It grows in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. It was first described by Thomas Walter, and was named by Thomas Nuttall. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

In 1848 it was reported in Georgia, Florida, and Mexico. It flowers in the summer.

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Lyonia ferruginea, Rusty Lyonia". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. Tropicos
  3. ^ "Lyonia ferruginea (Walter) Nutt". Tropicos. May 26, 2014.
  4. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  5. Annals of Horticulture. Charles Cox. 1848.
Taxon identifiers
Lyonia ferruginea
Andromeda ferruginea
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