Lyonia fruticosa

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Poor-grub
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Lyonia
Species:
L. fruticosa
Binomial name
Lyonia fruticosa
(Michx.) G.S.Torr.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Andromeda ferruginea var. fruticosa Michx.
  • Xolisma fruticosa (Michx.) Nash

Lyonia fruticosa, the poor-grub or coastal plain staggerbush, is a plant species native to the US states of Florida, southern Georgia and the extreme southern part of South Carolina. It grows in pine woodlands and shrub bogs at elevations less than 100 meters (333 feet).[2][3]

Lyonia fruticosa is an

capsule about 4 mm in diameter.[2][4][5][6][7][8][9]

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