Fetterbush

Lyonia lucida

Summary 7

Lyonia lucida is a species of flowering plant in the heath family known by the common names fetterbush lyonia, hurrahbush, and staggerbush. Other plants may be called fetterbush. This plant grows on the coastal plain of the southeastern United States from Virginia to Florida to Louisiana. It also occurs in Cuba.

General description 8

Lyonia lucida (Lam.) K. Koch

Distribution

Wet pine flatwoods (WPF-T), wet pine savannas (SPS-T, SPS-RF, WLPS, VWLPS).

Notes

Frequent. Apr–early Jun; Sep–Oct . Thornhill 116, 133, 167, 180 (NCSC). Specimens seen in the vicinity: Holly Shelter: Fox 160 (NCSC!); Sandy Run [Neck]: Wilbur 53667, 63770, 63783, 63784, 63785, 67088 (DUKE!); Sandy Run [ O’Berry ]: Taggart SARU 71 (WNC!), Weakley 7221 (NCU!). [= RAB, FNA, Weakley]

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  1. (c) Bob Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/pondapple/6523266951/
  2. (c) Bob Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6523266951_30054b8ddd_o.jpg
  3. (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/4562005856_b1612d31c4.jpg
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  6. (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6786076831_89693ff42d_o.jpg
  7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyonia_lucida
  8. (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (<license>Public Domain</license>), http://eol.org/data_objects/31444145

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