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Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don |
| Common
name: |
staggerbush |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Ericaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
shrub |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
1-6' |
| Foliage: |
leaves alternate |
| Flowers: |
bell shaped, nodding flowers, 1/2" long, white or pinkish |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
late May to late June; fruit September and October |
| Habitat: |
peaty or sandy, usually low ground of woods, pinelands |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout the Coastal Plain |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
poisonous to livestock
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 691. |
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