Ericaceae
Piedmont staggerbush
Lyonia mariana
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Lyonia
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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

Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, 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.