Lyonia ligustrina
This plant has poison characteristics. See below.
- Common Name(s):
- Lyonia, Maleberry
- Categories:
- Native Plants, Poisonous Plants, Shrubs, Trees
- Comment:
A drought tolerant deciduous shrub. Shows the best flower production if half day of direct sun is received.
Wildlife Value: Maleberry is a nectar plant and produces good tasting honey. Members of the genus Lyonia support the following specialized bees: Colletes productu and Melitta (Cilissa) melittoides.
- Height:
- 2-25 ft.
- Foliage:
- Alternate, simple dark green leaves
- Flower:
- White flowers in spring on previous season's growth.Small, white or pink, urn-shaped and drooping, in terminal clusters; fruit a globose or pear-shaped capsule, not depressed at the apex.
- Zones:
- 6-8
- Habit:
- Evergreen
- Site:
- Partial shade; dry to moist soil
- Texture:
- Medium
- Exposure:
- Partial shade; dry to moist soil
- Fruit:
- White flowers in spring on previous season ft.s growth
- Poison Part:
- Leaves and nectar from flowers
- Poison Delivery Mode:
- Ingestion
- Symptoms:
- Salivation, watering of eyes and nose, slow pulse, nausea, vomiting, sweating, abdominal pain, headache, tingling of skin, lack of coordination, convulsions, paralysis
- Toxic Principle:
- Andromedotoxin
- Severity:
- HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN!
- Found in:
- Forest or natural areas in moist woodlands and pocosins; in landscape cultivated as ornamental woody shrub
NCCES plant id: 505