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Common name: rusty staggerbush
 
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The species name is Latin for rust-colored, which refers to the rusty appearance on the abaxial side of the leaf <ref name="wildflower">[[http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LYFE]] Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Accessed: February 9, 2016</ref>.
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==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 12:43, 8 February 2016

Lyonia ferruginea
Lyon ferr.jpg
Photo by Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Lyonia
Species: L. ferruginea
Binomial name
Lyonia ferruginea
(Walter) Nutt.
Lyon ferr dist.jpg
Natural range of Lyonia ferruginea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: rusty staggerbush

Taxonomic notes

The species name is Latin for rust-colored, which refers to the rusty appearance on the abaxial side of the leaf [1].

Description

A description of Lyonia ferruginea is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, L. ferruginea can occur in coastal dunes, titi thickets, longleaf/saw palmetto flatwoods, shrub bogs, live oak scrub sand ridges, and xeric scrubs. It has been found to occur in disturbed areas such as roadsides and powerline corridors (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include sandy loam, loamy sand, peat and white sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Cyrilla, Cliftonia, Rhododendron, Myrica, Lyonia lucida, L. fruticosa, Ilex glabra, Pinus clausa, Quercus chapmanii,, Q. myrtifolia, Ilex ambigua, Serenoa repens, Pinus elliottii, Ilex coriaca, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus nigra, Q. incana, Gelsemium sempervirens, Smilax bona-nox, S. pumila, Ptderidium aquilinum, and Aristida stricta (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed flowering January through April and fruiting January through November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Lyonia ferruginea at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens

Colletidae: Colletes brimleyi, C. productus

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis sumptuosa

Megachilidae: Megachile xylocopoides

Sphecidae: Oxybelus laetus fulvipes, Stictiella serrata, Tachysphex apicalis

Vespidae: Stenodynerus lineatifrons

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.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Jame Amoroso, Loran C. Anderson, L. Baltzell, Tom Barnes, Linnie E. Beck, James R. Burkhalter, Andre F. Clewell, George R. Cooley, Steven P. Christman, Delzie Demaree, R.J. Eaton, Suellen Folensbee, Mark A. Garland, Angus Gholson, Robert K. Godfrey, D.W. Hall, Walter S. Judd, Robert Kral, H. Kurz, O. Lakela, Robert L. Lazor, Robert J. Lemaire, S.W. Leonard, Fred L. Lewton, Sidney McDaniel, Joseph Monachino, R.A. Norris, Kent D. Perkins, P.L. Redfearn Jr., Ann Redmond, Grady W. Reinert, Cecil R. Slaughter, Bian Tan, L.B. Trott, Kenneth A. Wilson, Carroll E. Wood, Jean Wooten. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Franklin, Gulf, Hernando, Highlands, Jefferson, Lake, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Marion, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Pinellas, Putnam, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

  1. [[1]] Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Accessed: February 9, 2016