FNPS Plant Database
Lyonia lucida
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
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Vouchered In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
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
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Citations:
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.
