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Lyonia  Nutt.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 23558

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): lyonias [English]
  
    staggerbush [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2010   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderEricales   
                            FamilyEricaceae  – heaths, éricacées  
                               GenusLyonia Nutt. – lyonias, staggerbush  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesLyonia ferruginea (Walter) Nutt. – crooked-wood, dragon-wood, rusty staggerbush, tree lyonia 
                                  SpeciesLyonia fruticosa (Michx.) G.S. Torr. – coastal plain staggerbush 
                                  SpeciesLyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. – seedy-buckberry, he-huckleberry, maleberry 
                                  SpeciesLyonia lucida (Lam.) K. Koch – fetterbush lyonia, hurrahbush, staggerbush, fetterbush 
                                  SpeciesLyonia mariana (L.) D. Don – Piedmont staggerbush, staggerbush, Maryland staggerbush 
                                  SpeciesLyonia rubiginosa (Pers.) G. Don – St. Thomas staggerbush 
                                  SpeciesLyonia stahlii Urb. – Stahl's staggerbush 
                                  SpeciesLyonia truncata Urb. – Dominican staggerbush 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Walter S. Judd   
  Notes: Professor, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7800, USA   
  Reference for: Lyonia    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Ericaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Lyonia   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lyonia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Lyonia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Lyonia   
       
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