Lyonia ferruginea

Rusty staggerbush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Lyonia
Species: L. ferruginea
Binomial name
Lyonia ferruginea
(Michx.) G.S. Torr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Andromeda ferruginea var. fruticosa Michx.
  • Xolisma ferruginea (Michx.) Nash
Showing rusty colored newer growth

Lyonia ferruginea, common name rusty staggerbush is a plant of the Lyonia genus. It was first described by Thomas Walter, and was named by Thomas Nuttall.[2][3] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.[2]

References

  1. Tropicos
  2. 1 2 Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (May 26, 2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK.
  3. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
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