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Ericaceae

Piedmont staggerbush

Lyonia mariana (L.) D.Don

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Lyonia

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Piedmont staggerbush: Lyonia mariana im Botanischen Garten Dresden
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
东麓珍珠花, 女神珍珠花
English
Piedmont staggerbush

Synonyms

  • Andromeda grandiflora Meerb.
  • Andromeda mariana L.
  • Andromeda mariana var. angustifolia Pursh
  • Andromeda mariana var. ovalis Sims
  • Andromeda pulchella Salisb.
  • Lyonia mariana f. mariana
  • Neopieris mariana (L.) Britton
  • Pieris mariana Benth. & Hook.f.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.