Lyonia ferruginea

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

Common name: rusty staggerbush

Taxonomic notes

Description

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

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

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.