Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lyonia ferruginea
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lyonia ferruginea
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Lyonia ferruginea
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-11-002:
Lyonia ferruginea FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xolisma ferruginea
COMMON NAME:
Rusty Lyonia, Staggerbush, Dragonwood, Crookedwood
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_830
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_lyfe_001_lvd
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Will Stuart wil_lferruginea_0222
April Durham County NC
Blomquist Gardens
Emerging leaves showing the distinctive rusty color.
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Will Stuart wil_lferruginea_0228
April Durham County NC
Blomquist Gardens
Axillary clusters of fragrant, white, urn-shaped flowers. — Will Stuart
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_lyonia_ferruginea2
May Polk County FL
Flowers in axillary facscicles on twigs of the previous year, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lyonia ferruginea
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lyonia ferruginea
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lyonia ferruginea
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-11-002:
Lyonia ferruginea
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Xolisma ferruginea
883
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Dry oak and pine woodlands, Florida scrub, scrubby pine flatwoods, rarely pocosins, spodosolic flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p364
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p056
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p254
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p356
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p228
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p111
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p135
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p221
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p204
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