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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Sweet Azalea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
R. arborescens is a member of what the Azalea Society of America refers to as "the white group". Read more here.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rhododendron arborescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron arborescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-012:
Rhododendron arborescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Azalea arborescens
COMMON NAME:
Sweet Azalea, Smooth Azalea
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_azar_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0406g_33
June Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Bald
SC's only azalea with white-pink flowers and hairless stems and leaves, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm0406i_03
June Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Bald
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JK Marlow jkm0406i_03b
June Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Bald
Flowers typically have red pistils and filaments, and are fragrant, per American Azaleas.