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.