Field Guide Overview

Dominant Flora of the Ground Cover in Pine Forests of the Apalachicola National Forest

Genus/Species Common Name Family Acronym
Lyonia lucida Fetterbush ERICACEAE 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.

Photo of the top part of a Fetterbush plant on a very sunny day.