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Definition of Lyonia mariana
1. Noun. Deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock.
Group relationships: Genus Lyonia, Lyonia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lyonia Mariana
Literary usage of Lyonia mariana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annals of Horticulture (1848)
"Lyonia mariana, D. Don (Maryland Lyonia).—A deciduous shrub, growing two feet
and upwards, with oval acute leaves, and large ovate-cylindrical flowers, ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"P Lyonia mariana (L.) D.Don Stagger-bush Deciduous shrub Dry slopes and barrens.
Pieris mariana (L.) Benth. & Hook. P • Menziesia pilosa (Michx.) Juss. ..."
3. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"... a little larger than lilies of the valley, which they somewhat resemble in form.
The calyx is FIG. 216. — Stagger-bush (Lyonia mariana). ..."
4. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"Lyonia mariana The leaves elliptical> broadly and narrowly so, or obovate-elliptical,
deciduous, olive green, smooth above, slightly hairy on the veins ..."
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