Lyonia lucida

(Lam.) K. Koch

Fetterbush

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130096
Element CodePDERI0R040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusLyonia
Other Common Names
fetterbush lyonia (EN) Shining Fetterbush (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-04-16
Change Date1988-05-02
Edition Date1996-04-16
Edition AuthorsMiller, Tim, TNC-HQ
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Range Extent Comments
United States, chiefly coastal plain from SE Virginia to Florida, west to Louisiana, also in Cuba (Pinar del Rio Province, Isle of Pines).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
VirginiaS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
Florida (3)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
Farles PrairieOcala National Forest1,901
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Pocosin AdditionCroatan National Forest286
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Sheep Ridge AdditionCroatan National Forest5,808
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hellhole ExtFrancis Marion National Forest891
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Luteyn, J.L. 1995. Ericaceae part II: The superior-ovaried genera. Flora Neotropica monograph 66: 1-560. The New York Botanical Garden, New York.