North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Genus:
Family:

Lyonia mariana

Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don

piedmont staggerbush

Synonym(s): Neopieris mariana

Image ID: 7713
Image by: Parkins, Grant Morrow
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: LYMA2
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lyonia mariana
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-09-17

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: LYONI
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Lyonia
GENUS AUTHORITY: Nutt.
GENUS COMMON: Staggerbush
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 35 species, shrubs and small trees, of e. and se. Asia, e. North America, Mexico, and the West Indies.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Judd (1981)=Z; Judd in FNA (2009); Stevens et al. in Kubitzki (2004).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ERICAC
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Ericaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Heath Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 107-124 genera and 3400-4100 species, primarily shrubs, small trees, and subshrubs, nearly cosmopolitan. The Ericaceae is very important in our area, which is one of the north temperate centers of diversity for the Ericaceae, with a great diversity of genera and species, many of them rather narrowly endemic. Along with Quercus and Pinus, various members of this family are dominant in much of our landscape.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Tucker in FNA (2009); Gillespie & Kron (2010, 2013); Kron et al. (2002); Wood (1961); Judd & Kron (1993); Kron & Chase (1993); Luteyn et al. (1996)=L; Dorr & Barrie (1993); Cullings & Hileman (1997); Stevens et al. in Kubitzki (2004).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO:
STEMS:
LEAVES:
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS:
FRUITS:
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 3-4 ft.

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub

LEAF ARRANGEMENT:
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION: Deciduous

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: April-May

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
		x	x	x	x

BLOOM COLOR:

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
x		x

FRUITING PERIOD: Sep-Oct.

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE:
NATIVE RANGE: eastern United States

HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Piedmont staggerbush is a small shrub with arching stems and glossy deciduous foliage. In spring, racemes of pinkish buds become white urn shaped blooms similar to blueberry flowers. Despite its common name, this plant is far more common in the coastal plain than in the piedmont. It can be found in dry sandy or rocky woods. This plant was used by the Cherokee to treat skin conditions. The Lyonia genus supports up to 11 species of lepidoptera.

Bloom Table Text:

NCBG Location:

Cultural Notes: This plant was used by the Cherokee to treat skin conditions.

SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 5
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
GERMINATION CODE: 1, 4
WILDLIFE VALUE: Bee Friendly, Butterfly Friendly, Bird Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:

GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
264	HORT	2006-11-18	Walker	View
996	HORT	1994-06-20		View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
259	2011-0101	2011-05-04	264	View
3328	1990-0195			View
3730	1991-0425			View
4561	1992-0717			View
7605	2000-0368	2000-11-14		View
7782	2001-0138	2001-06-27		View
9005	1994-0071	0000-00-00	996	View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
621	259	37	Randall	2011-04-19	View
622	259	39	NCBG staff	2011-05-13	View
623	259	12	NCBG staff	2011-12-06	View
5529	3328	57	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
5530	3328	58	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
6037	3730	199	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
6890	4561	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
7262	9005	27	NCBG staff	1994-06-20	View
10723	7605	6	Stern	1997-03-24	View
10986	7782	59	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
13143	259	18	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
13786	0	51	Liloia	0000-00-00	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: LYMA2
USDA Common Name: Piedmont Staggerbush
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC				FAC	FAC			FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lyonia mariana
COMMON NAME: Staggerbush
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, GW, K, L, Pa, RAB, Va, WH3, Z; = Neopieris mariana (Linnaeus) Britton - S]
PHENOLOGY: Apr-May; Sep-Oct.
HABITAT: Pine flatwoods, savannas, pocosin-sandhill ecotones, dry rocky woodlands in the lower Piedmont (especially with chestnut oak).
COMMENTS: RI (formerly) and NY (Long Island) south to c. peninsular and e. Panhandle FL; disjunct west of the Misssissippi River in sc. MO, c. AR, nw. LA, se. OK, and e. TX. Readily distinguished by the broadly elliptic leaves borne at an ascending 45 degree angle, with bright pink axillary buds.
RANGE MAP: Lyonia mariana.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Ericaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Heath Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 107-124 genera and 3400-4100 species, primarily shrubs, small trees, and subshrubs, nearly cosmopolitan. The Ericaceae is very important in our area, which is one of the north temperate centers of diversity for the Ericaceae, with a great diversity of genera and species, many of them rather narrowly endemic. Along with Quercus and Pinus, various members of this family are dominant in much of our landscape.
REFERENCE: Tucker in FNA (2009); Gillespie & Kron (2010, 2013); Kron et al. (2002); Wood (1961); Judd & Kron (1993); Kron & Chase (1993); Luteyn et al. (1996)=L; Dorr & Barrie (1993); Cullings & Hileman (1997); Stevens et al. in Kubitzki (2004).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Lyonia Nutt. (Staggerbush)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 35 species, shrubs and small trees, of e. and se. Asia, e. North America, Mexico, and the West Indies.
REFERENCE: Judd (1981)=Z; Judd in FNA (2009); Stevens et al. in Kubitzki (2004).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Lyonia mariana in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Lyonia mariana in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Lyonia mariana in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Lyonia mariana in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Lyonia mariana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lyonia mariana

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 7713 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 7713 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 7558 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 8126 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)