Ericaceae
Rusty staggerbush
Lyonia ferruginea
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Lyonia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rusty staggerbush
Synonyms
- Andromeda ferruginea Walter
- Cassandra ferruginea (Walter) Nied.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: GoJean Playz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Michael Dueitt Jr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: wwattles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: wwattles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Leanne Walters, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: michaeldueittjr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.