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Species Name:    Lyonia ferruginea
Common Name:     

      (Rusty Lyonia)

 

I.  TAXONOMY

Kingdom Phylum/Division: Class: Order: Family: Genus:
Plantae Magnoliophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Ericaceae Lyonia



Leaf detail of rusty lyonia, Lyonia ferruginea, showing characteristic rust-colored scales on the undersides of leaves.  Photo courtesy of K. Hill, Smithsonian Marine Station.


Rusty lyonia growing as a small tree in an upland scrub community.  Photo courtesy of K. Hill, Smithsonian Marine Station. 

Species Name:
Lyonia ferruginea (Walt.) Nutt.

Common Name:
Rusty lyonia, staggerbush, tree lyonia, rusty staggerbush

Other Taxonomic Groupings:
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta
Subclass : Dilleniidae

Synonymy:
Andromeda ferruginea, Xolisma ferruginea

 

 

 

 


 

Report by:  K. Hill, Smithsonian Marine Station
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