Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora

(Michaux) Fernald

Rhodora 10: 53. 1908,.

Endemic
Basionym: Andromeda paniculata var. foliosiflora Michaux Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 255. 1803
Synonyms: Lyonia ligustrina var. capreifolia (P. Watson) de Candolle Lyonia ligustrina var. salicifolia (P. Watson) de Candolle
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 502. Mentioned on page 501.

Buds glabrous or densely hairy. Inflorescences conspicuously bracteate, or at least proximal inflorescences with leaflike bracts; bracts variable, some leaflike, 5–30 mm, others 1–2 mm, similar to bracteoles. Pedicels 2.5–10 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
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
Elevation: 0-300 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Walter S. Judd +
(Michaux) Fernald +
Andromeda paniculata var. foliosiflora +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, Okla. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +  and Va. +
0-300 m +
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 +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Lyonia ligustrina var. capreifolia +  and Lyonia ligustrina var. salicifolia +
Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora +
Lyonia ligustrina +
variety +