NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Lyonia mariana

Scientific Name:	Lyonia mariana
Genus:	Lyonia
Species Epithet:	mariana
Common Name:	Staggerbush
Plant Type	Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	3-6 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	April, May
Growing Area:	Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Pine flatwoods, savannas, pocosin-sandhill ecotones, dry rocky woodlands in the lower Piedmont (especially with chestnut oak) (Weakley 2015). Uncommon in NC Piedmont, common in Coastal Plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Habitat Staggerbush is found in pine flatwoods, savannas and pocosin-sandhills. Paynter, Carolina Beach State Park, April, 2010
In bud The long sepals of Staggerbush are especially noticeable in the bud stage. Paynter, Halyburton Park, April, 2011
Close up of buds and flowers
Flowers The flowers are long, almost cylindrical in shape. They hang in clusters from the bare upper sections of the previous year's branches. Paynter, Carolina Beach State Park, April, 2010
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record