Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora (Michx.) Fernald

Howell, Nathan, Krings, Alexander & Braham, Richard R, 2016, Guide to the littoral zone vascular flora of Carolina bay lakes (U. S. A.), Biodiversity Data Journal 4, pp. 7964-7964 : 7964

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e7964

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scientific name

Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora (Michx.) Fernald
status

 

Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora (Michx.) Fernald View in CoL

Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora Basionym: Andromeda paniculata var. foliosiflora Michx.

Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora Taxon concept: [< L. ligustrina (L.) DC. - RAB; = GW, FNA, Weakley]

Distribution

Bakers Lake (Infrequent): Howell BALA−17 (NCSC!)

Jones Lake (Infrequent): Howell JOLA−31 (NCSC!)

Salters Lake (Infrequent): Howell SALA−17 (NCSC!)

Notes

Shrubs. Juncture of eulittoral and supralittoral zones; sometimes growing from the bases of large Taxodium ( NLSS–C). Late Apr–Jul; Sep–Oct. Two varieties of Lyonia ligustrina are commonly recognized: var. foliosiflora (Michx.) Fernald, with numerous and conspicuous leaf-like bracts in the inflorescence, and var. ligustrina , with no or few leaf-like bracts in the inflorescence. The material collected by the first author is var. foliosiflora , the more common variety found in the North Carolina Coastal Plain. Fig. 138

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Lyonia