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Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora

Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. foliosiflora (Michx.) Fernald

Maleberry, Southern Maleberry

Ericaceae (Heath family)

Synonym(s): Arsenococcus frondosus, Lyonia ligustrina var. capreifolia, Lyonia ligustrina var. salicifolia, Xolisma foliosiflora, Xolisma ligustrina var. foliosiflora

USDA Symbol: LYLIF

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 12 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , KY , LA , MS , NC , OK , SC , TN , TX , VA
Native Habitat: Moist pine forests and flatwoods, acid shrub thickets and shrub bogs, streamhead pocosins and baygalls, marshy areas, beaver pond margins, stream or pond margins, acidic swamps.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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