Biology:Lyonia ferruginea
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Rusty staggerbush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Lyonia |
| Species: | L. ferruginea
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| Binomial name | |
| Lyonia ferruginea (Michx.) G.S. Torr.
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Lyonia ferruginea, the rusty staggerbush, tree lyonia, dragon tree, is a plant of the genus Lyonia. It grows in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. It was first described by Thomas Walter, and was named by Thomas Nuttall.[3][4] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.[3]
In 1848, it was reported in Georgia, Florida, and Mexico. It flowers in the summer.[5]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Lyonia ferruginea, Rusty Lyonia". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155143/Lyonia_ferruginea.
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lyonia ferruginea (Walter) Nutt.". May 26, 2014. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/12302862.
- ↑ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
- ↑ Annals of Horticulture. Charles Cox.. 1848. https://books.google.com/books?id=Tl8CAAAAYAAJ&dq=where+does+Lyonia+ferruginea+grow%3F&pg=PA313.
Wikidata ☰ Q17244883 entry
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