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SPECIES: Lyonia ligustrina | Maleberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
LYOLIG

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   LYLI


COMMON NAMES : 
   maleberry
   he-huckleberry


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for maleberry is Lyonia
ligustrina (L.) DC. (Ericaceae) [8,11,23].

Lyonia ligustrina is quite variable in stature, pubescence, leaf size
and shape, and inflorescence.  Numerous intergrading varieties have been
described.  Most of the varieties represent extremes of the total
variation [14,23].  The following two varieties are distinct from each
other and are commonly recognized [11,14,23]:

       L. l. var. ligustrina
       L. l. var. foliosiflora (Michx.) Fern. 

The inflorescence of L. l. var. foliosiflora has conspicuously
foliaceous bracts whereas the typical variety inflorescence is naked or
with only a few foliaceous bracts [14].


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Jennifer H. Carey, June 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Carey, Jennifer H. 1994. Lyonia ligustrina. In: Remainder of Citation

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