Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rhododendron austrinum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
R. austrinum is a member of what the Azalea Society of America refers to as "the orange-to-red group". Read more here.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron austrinum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rhododendron austrinum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Rhododendron austrinum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron austrinum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea austrina
COMMON NAME:
Florida Flame Azalea, Yellow Azalea
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April Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
The fragrant flowers usually have pink to strawberry red tubes, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
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May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Flower tubes are glandular, as are leaves and new stems, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm0405f_12
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm080507_060
May Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Mature leaves are usually obovate and covered with short, raspy hairs, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rhododendron austrinum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron austrinum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rhododendron austrinum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Rhododendron austrinum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron austrinum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea austrina
1219
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: hammocks, bluffs, floodplain forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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
Yellow/Gold/Light orange
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- American Azaleas (Towe, 2004) p029
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p374
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p084
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p105
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p297
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p290
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