Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora (Michx.) Fernald

Howell, Nathan, Krings, Alexander & Braham, Richard R, 2016, Guide to the littoral zone vascular flora of Carolina bay lakes (U. S. A.), Biodiversity Data Journal 4, pp. 7964-7964 : 7964

Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora (Michx.) Fernald

Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora Basionym: Andromeda paniculata var. foliosiflora Michx.

Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora Taxon concept: [< L. ligustrina (L.) DC. - RAB; = GW, FNA, Weakley]

Distribution

Bakers Lake (Infrequent): Howell BALA−17 (NCSC!)

Jones Lake (Infrequent): Howell JOLA−31 (NCSC!)

Salters Lake (Infrequent): Howell SALA−17 (NCSC!)

Notes

Shrubs. Juncture of eulittoral and supralittoral zones; sometimes growing from the bases of large Taxodium ( NLSS–C). Late Apr–Jul; Sep–Oct. Two varieties of Lyonia ligustrina are commonly recognized: var. foliosiflora (Michx.) Fernald, with numerous and conspicuous leaf-like bracts in the inflorescence, and var. ligustrina , with no or few leaf-like bracts in the inflorescence. The material collected by the first author is var. foliosiflora , the more common variety found in the North Carolina Coastal Plain. Fig. 138