Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhododendron alabamense
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
R. alabamense is a member of what the Azalea Society of America refers to as "the white group". Read more here.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron alabamense
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea alabamensis
COMMON NAME:
Alabama Azalea
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhododendron alabamense
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron alabamense
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea alabamensis
1216
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Moist slopes, bluffs, streambanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Bisexual
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- American Azaleas (Towe, 2004) p025
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p084
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p254
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p106
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p291