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Lyonia ferruginea (Walt.) Nutt.
Rusty lyonia, Rusty staggerbush

Lyonia ferruginea
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2017
In cultivation by Green Isle Gardens, Florida

Family: Ericaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Possibly Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: This name has been misapplied to plants of Lyonia fruticosa in many parts of South Florida. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map (one of the sources of this error), visit the Exploring Florida website.

Other data on Lyonia ferruginea available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Lyonia ferruginea has been found in the following 3 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Estero Bay Preserve State Park Recorded as Present in Error
Railhead Scrub Preserve Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Savannas Preserve State Park Recorded as Present in Error

Lyonia ferruginea has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Glades County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated

Lyonia ferruginea has been found in the following habitat :
Scrubby Flatwoods

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Lyonia ferruginea
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2017
In cultivation by Green Isle Gardens, Florida