Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Read more about Lyonia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-11-001?:
Lyonia ligustrina FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Arsenococcus frondosus
COMMON NAME:
Southern Maleberry, He-huckleberry
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Will Stuart wil_lligustrina_foli_0354
June Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Small "squatty" flowers in a branched, leafy inflorescence give this shrub a unique appearance, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Will Stuart wil_lligustrina_foli_0364
June Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Flowers numerous in terminal, elongate leafy branches, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Will Stuart wil_lligustrina_foli_0370
June Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Petals are white, globose with minute flaring lobes, 2.5-3mm long & wide, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Will Stuart wil_lligustrina_foli_0376
June Scotland County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Leaves are obovate to elliptic, pubescent above and below, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-11-001?:
Lyonia ligustrina
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Arsenococcus frondosus
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