Lyonia ferruginea
Appearance
Rusty staggerbush | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Lyonia |
Species: | L. ferruginea
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Binomial name | |
Lyonia ferruginea (Michx.) G.S. Torr.
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Lyonia ferruginea, the rusty staggerbush, tree lyonia, dragon tree, is a plant of the genus Lyonia. It grows in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. It was first described by Thomas Walter, and was named by Thomas Nuttall.[3][4] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.[3]
In 1848 it was reported in Georgia, Florida, and Mexico. It flowers in the summer.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Lyonia ferruginea, Rusty Lyonia". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ a b "Lyonia ferruginea (Walter) Nutt". Tropicos. May 26, 2014.
- ^ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
- ^ Annals of Horticulture. Charles Cox. 1848.