Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lyonia fruticosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lyonia fruticosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Lyonia fruticosa
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 fruticosa
COMMON NAME:
Staggerbush, Poor-grub
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Keith Bradley kab_lyonia_fruticosa_1493
May Miami-Dade County FL
Ludlam Pineland Preserve
Similar to L. ferruginea, but reduced leaves & rigidly ascending branchlets, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lyonia fruticosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lyonia fruticosa
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lyonia fruticosa
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 fruticosa
2631
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: pocosins, Florida scrub, pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain (historically in SC, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer
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
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p111
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p204
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