Lyonia ligustrina

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Common name: male-berry, he-huckleberry

Family: Ericaceae (heath family)

Distribution: e. United States

Habitat: Moist to dry, acid woods and thickets, stream or pond margins, acid swamps or bogs, grassy and/or heath balds; 0-2000 m

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

Comments: A deciduous shrub to 12' tall in its native habitat of eastern North America. Attractive May flowers. Fruit is a capsule containing numerous tiny brown, winged seed. Fall color is orange-red. A rare shrub for the collector providing good flowering qualities.

Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

1: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D1993-0698.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
2: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D1993-0698.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
3: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D1993-0698.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
4: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D1998-0464.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
5: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D1998-0464.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
6: PKW: AQ07 (AQ07) • Accession: D1993-0344.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
7: PKW: AQ07 (AQ07) • Accession: D1993-0344.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
8: PKW: AR06 (AR06) • Accession: D1993-0344.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
9: PKW: AR06 (AR06) • Accession: D1993-0344.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
10: PKW: AR06 (AR06) • Accession: D1998-0464.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin

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Lyonia ligustrina

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