Lyonia ligustrina

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Lyonia ligustrina
Lyonia ligustrinaSEF.jpg
Photo by the Southeastern Flora Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Lyonia
Species: L. ligustrina
Binomial name
Lyonia ligustrina
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LYON LIGU DIST.JPG
Natural range of Lyonia ligustrina from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Arsenococcus frondosus (Pursh) Small; Xolisma foliosiflora (Michaux) Small

Varieties: Lyonia ligustrina (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle var. ligustrina

Description

L. ligustrina is a perennial shrub of the Ericaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

L. ligustrina is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to Virginia and North Carolina. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

L. ligustrina is found in pocosins, seepage bogs, mountain bogs, shrub balds, bottomlands, other moist to wet habitats, and "dry" exposed ridges at high elevations. [2]

Phenology

L. ligustrina flowers March-May. [3]

Conservation and Management

L. ligustrina is listed as possibly extirpated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Natural Areas and Preserves. [1]

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LYLIF
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora Authro: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18