Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Lyonia lucida

fetterbush, shiny lyonia
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

fetterbush, shiny lyonia

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Lyonia lucida

Familia:

Ericaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

2-6 (10) ft tall by clonal, 4 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white,pink

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen, blooms late winter to early spring

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

May be used as a hedge and takes to pruning.

Consideraciones:

Apparently toxic to many mammals

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators

Attracts bees.  The following bees were observed visiting flowers of  Lyonia lucida  at Archbold Biological Station as reported in the Coastal Plain Wiki.



  • Apidae:  Bombus impatiens


  • Halictidae:  Lasioglossum placidensis


Hábitats nativos:

Flatwoods, dome swamp (on hummocks), scrub, scrubby flatwoods. In wetlands typically on hummocks.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Difficult to transplant. Clonal.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Van Deelen,Timothy R. (1991). Fire Effects Information System: Lyonia lucida , fetterbush lyonia. ( https://research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/lyoluc ). Accessed 2026. U.S. Forest Service.

Godfrey, Robert K. (1988). Trees, shrubs, and woody vines of northern Florida and adjacent Georgia and Alabama.The University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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