Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lyonia lucida
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Read more about Shining Fetterbush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lyonia lucida
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-11-003:
Lyonia lucida
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Desmothamnus lucidus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Neopieris nitida
COMMON NAME:
Shining Fetterbush, Lyonia, Hemleaf
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JK Marlow jkm060423_024
April Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Flowers in axillary fascicles, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm160416_259
April Lowndes County GA
Distinguished by glossy coriaceous leaves with a prominent vein along margins, per Weakley's Flora.
Will Stuart wil_llucida_0172
April Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Flowers grow in rows of axillary clusters toward branch tips, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
Will Stuart wil_llucida_0172b
April Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Flowers resemble Vaccinium formosum but are narrower and pink- or red-tinged, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
Jerry Bright jeb_mg_0672
May Kershaw County
Goodale State Park
Corolla less than 5mm broad, usually pink, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lyonia lucida
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lyonia lucida
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-11-003:
Lyonia lucida
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Desmothamnus lucidus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Neopieris nitida