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Common names: piedmont staggerbush [1]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Lyonia |
| Species: | L. mariana |
| Binomial name | |
| Lyonia mariana L. | |
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| Natural range of Lyonia mariana from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: Neopieris mariana (Linnaeus)
Variety: none
Description
L. mariana is a perennial shrub of the Ericaceae family that is native to North America. [1]
Distribution
L. mariana is commonly found in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island in the eastern United States, but it can also be found further west in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
Common habitats for L. mariana is in pine flatwoods, savannas, pocosin-sandhill ecotones, and dry sandy woodlands. [2] Largely, these habitats occur in the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, Eastern Mountains, Great Plains, and the Nortcentral and Northeast of the United States. [1]
Conservation and Management
L. mariana has been classified as endangered in Pennsylvania, as of special concern in Connecticut, and is classified as historical in Rhode Island. [1]
