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
Native to Georgia
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere in GA
Habitat: Moist slopes, bluffs, streambanks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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 p025
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p084
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p254
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p106
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p291