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Lyonia mariana

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Lyonia mariana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Lyonia
Species:
L. mariana
Binomial name
Lyonia mariana
(L.) D. Don

Lyonia mariana, the Piedmont staggerbush and staggerbush, is a perennial shrub that is native to the United States.

Conservation status

It is listed as endangered in Pennsylvania, historical in Rhode Island,[1] and as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.[2]

Ethnobotany

The Cherokee use an infusion of the plant for toe itch, 'ground-itch' and ulcers.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Plants Profile for Lyonia mariana (Piedmont staggerbush)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 57