Ericaceae
Maleberry
Lyonia ligustrina
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Lyonia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 女贞叶珍珠花
- English
- Maleberry
Synonyms
- Lyonia ligustrina f. ligustrina
- Vaccinium ligustrinum L.
- Xolisma ligustrina (L.) Britton
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Martha Raspberry, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Cindy Falabella, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Richard Richkin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.