Lyonia fruticosa

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Lyonia fruticosa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Lyonia
Species: L. fruticosa
Binomial name
Lyonia fruticosa
(Michx.) G.S. Torr.
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Natural range of Lyonia fruticosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: coastal plain staggerbush

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Lyonia fruticosa 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 fruticosa at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Colletidae: Colletes banksi, C. distinctus, C. productus, C. sp. A

Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa

Sphecidae: Stictia carolina

Vespidae: Monobia quadridens

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.