Lyonia ferruginea

Lyonia ferruginea
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.
Natural range of Lyonia ferruginea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: rusty staggerbush

Description

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

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).

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

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.