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FIELD GUIDE
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| Index |
Overview |
Dominant Flora of the Ground Cover
in Pine Forests of the Apalachicola National Forest
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| Genus/Species |
Lyonia lucida |
Common Name |
Fetterbush |
| Family |
ERICACEAE |
Acronym |
FEBU |
| Description |
Shrub with leaves alternate, shiny, obovate
with lateral vein paralleling leaf margin,
evergreen, leathery texture, leaf margins rolled
under with inconspicuous black glands beneath;
flowers pink to red, urn-shaped, Feb.-April;
reaches 3 m. |
Last Updated: October 3, 1997
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