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Lyonia ferruginea
Also called Crooked Wood, Dragonwood, Rusty Lyonia, Staggerbush, Dragon Wood, Tree Lyonia
Rusty staggerbush is a shrub or small tree native to the southeastern United States, found mainly in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. It is grown mostly as a native landscape or woodland plant, and it needs acidic, well-drained soil.
Lyonia ferruginea, the rusty staggerbush, tree lyonia, dragon tree, is a plant of the genus Lyonia. It grows in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. It was first described by Thomas Walter, and was named by Thomas Nuttall. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
In 1848, it was reported in Georgia, Florida, and Mexico. It flowers in the summer.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lyonia ferruginea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
