Lyonia lucida

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Lyonia lucida
Lyon luci.jpg
Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Lyonia
Species: L. lucida
Binomial name
Lyonia lucida
(Lam.) K. Koch
Lyon luci dist.jpg
Natural range of Lyonia lucida from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Fetterbush lyonia; Shining fetterbush

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Desmothamnus lucidus (Lamarck) Small; Neopieris nitida (Bartram ex Marshall) Britton

Description

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

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

L. lucida responds positively to soil disturbance by heavy silvilculture in North Carolina.[1] It also responds both positively and negatively to soil disturbance by clearcutting and roller chopping in North Florida.[2]

Phenology

L. lucida has been observed flowering from January to May and in November and December with peak inflorescence in April.[3]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Lyonia lucida at Archbold Biological Station: [4]

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Halictidae: Lasioglossum placidensis

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. Cohen, S., R. Braham, and F. Sanchez. (2004). Seed Bank Viability in Disturbed Longleaf Pine Sites. Restoration Ecology 12(4):503-515.
  2. Lewis, C.E., G.W. Tanner, and W.S. Terry. (1988). Plant responses to pine management and deferred-rotation grazing in north Florida. Journal of Range Management 41(6):460-465.
  3. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 12 DEC 2016
  4. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.