Lyonia fruticosa

Lyonia fruticosa, the poor-grub or coastal plain staggerbush, is a plant species native to the US states of Florida, southern Georgia and the extreme southern part of South Carolina. It grows in pine woodlands and shrub bogs at elevations less than 100 meters (333 feet).^[3][4]

Poor-grub
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Lyonia
Species:	L. fruticosa
Binomial name
Lyonia fruticosa (Michx.) G.S.Torr.
Synonyms[2][3]
Andromeda ferruginea var. fruticosa Michx. Xolisma fruticosa (Michx.) Nash

Lyonia fruticosa is an evergreen shrub up to 3 m (10 feet) tall. Leaves are broadly elliptical, up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) long. Its flowers are white, urn-shaped, hanging downward. The fruit is a dry, egg-shaped capsule about 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter.^{[3][5][6][7][8][9][10]}