Pieris floribunda

Pieris floribunda
Flower raceme in March
Scientific 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
  • Andromeda floribunda Pursh 1813
  • Portuna floribunda (Pursh) Nutt.

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 or mountain andromeda. All parts of Pieris floribunda are poisonous if ingested. 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.

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