Lyonia ferruginea Nutt.

Rusty staggerbush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Lyonia

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, (ultimate branchlets spreading), to 6(-12) m. Stems erect, slightly angled. Leaves persistent; blade elliptic to obovate or ovate, 1-9 × 0.5-4.5 cm (those of branch apices equaling or only slightly smaller than those on lower portion of branches), coriaceous, base attenuate to narrowly or widely cuneate, margins entire or undulate, usually revolute distally, sometimes strongly so, apex acute or obtuse to mucronate, less commonly rounded, abaxial surface ferrugineous-lepidote, otherwise usually densely hairy, scales often of 2 sizes, at least smaller ones persistent, midvein and secondary veins usually at least slightly depressed, adaxial surface lepidote (scales caducous), hairy along midvein. Inflorescences fascicles, developing from buds beyond or intermixed with vegetative buds on branches of previous year; bracts 1 per flower, linear-lanceolate, 1-2 mm. Pedicels peltate-scaled, lepidote. Flowers: calyx lobes 1-2 × 0.5-1.2 mm, glabrous, lepidote; corolla white, urceolate, 2-4 × 2-4 mm; filaments 1-2.3 mm, roughened, without appendages or with 2 minute spurs. Capsules ovoid to ellipsoid, 3-6 × 3-4.5 mm, apex not constricted, lepidote, otherwise hairy; sutures separating as unit from adjacent valves; placentae subapical.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 6-12 m tall. The stems are erect and slightly angled. The leaves are oval and 1-9 cm long by 0.5-4.5 cm wide. The flowers are white and urn shaped. The fruit are oval capsules 3-6 mm long by 3-4.5 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 9.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses environmental use material
Edible fruits
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Images

Flower

Lyonia ferruginea flower picture by William Wattles (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lyonia ferruginea world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Conservation status

Lyonia ferruginea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331130-1
WFO ID wfo-0001047714
COL ID 3WSR8
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lyonia ferruginea