Lyonia truncata
Encyclopedia
Lyonia truncata is a species of flowering plant in the heath family
known as Dominican staggerbush.
One variety, var. proctorii, Proctor's staggerbush, is a rare plant endemic to Puerto Rico
. It is federally listed as an endangered species
by the United States government.
Ericaceae
The Ericaceae, commonly known as the heath or heather family, is a group of mostly calcifuge flowering plants. The family is large, with roughly 4000 species spread across 126 genera, making it the 14th most speciose family of flowering plants...
known as Dominican staggerbush.
One variety, var. proctorii, Proctor's staggerbush, is a rare plant endemic to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. It is federally listed as an endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
by the United States government.