Piedmont Staggerbush

Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don

Heath family

Plant Type
Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Flower Color
White, Pink
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Datana major, Datana ranaeceps

Native Range

  • USA:  Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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