Pieris floribunda

Pieris floribunda
Flower raceme in March
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Pieris
Species:
P. floribunda
Binomial name
Pieris floribunda
Synonyms[2]
  • Andromeda floribunda Pursh 1813
  • Portuna floribunda (Pursh) Nutt.
'Forest Flame'

Pieris floribunda is a North American species of broadleaf evergreen shrub, a member of the fetterbush genus in the blueberry family (Ericaceae). It is commonly known in North America as mountain fetterbush[3] or mountain andromeda.[4] All parts of Pieris floribunda are poisonous if ingested.[5] In landscapes it should be grown in full to part shade, out of windy locations, and have a good quality soil with much organic matter with acidity of pH 4.5 to 6.5.[citation needed]

The mountain fetterbush is less subject to damage from the Azalea lacebug that often infests the related Pieris japonica.

  1. ^ "Ericaceae - Pieris floribunda Benth. & Hook.f." International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Pieris floribunda​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
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  5. ^ "Native Plants". Pieris floribunda. New England Wild Flower Society.