Taxon

Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora

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Common name: southern male-berry
Family: Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution: c. and s.e. United States
Habitat: Moist pine forests and flatwoods, acid shrub thickets and shrub bogs, streamhead pocosins and baygalls, marshy areas, beaver pond margins, stream or pond margins, acidic swamps; 0-300 m
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A deciduous shrub to 12' tall in its native habitat of eastern North America. Attractive May flowers interspersed with leafy bracts give this variety its name. 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: • Integrated Taxonomic Information System • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2015-0697.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2015-0697.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2015-0697.007 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: PKW: AR06 (AR06) • Accession: D2015-0697.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: PKW: AR06 (AR06) • Accession: D2015-0697.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: PKW: AR06 (AR06) • Accession: D2015-0697.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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