Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Rhododendron canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Piedmont Azalea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
R. canescens is a member of what the Azalea Society of America refers to as "the pink group". Read more here.
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhododendron canescens
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. candidum
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. canescens
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. subglabrum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-006:
Rhododendron canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea candida
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea canescens
COMMON NAME:
Piedmont Azalea, Southern Pinxter Azalea, Hoary Azalea
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_azca3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rhca7_003_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_canescens_4
March
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_032721atlanta19
March Fulton County GA
Atlanta Botanical Garden
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Wesley Burnett gwb1221_3927b
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_r_canescens_4042
April Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_r_canescens_4125
April Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
Corolla tube canescent and stipitate-glandular on the outside, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_r_canescens_4144
April Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
Flowers tubes covered with both glandular and nonglandular hairs, per American Azaleas.
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Keith Bradley kab_r_canescens_4216
April Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_r_canescens_4297
April Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_canescens_8
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_canescens_pied
April
Flowers typically white to light pink with pink tubes (but can be bright pink, per American Azaleas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Rhododendron canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhododendron canescens
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. candidum
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. canescens
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. subglabrum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-006:
Rhododendron canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea candida
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea canescens
1221
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in SC Mountains & GA Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Habitat: swamps, pocosins, and pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
NEW! Click here to see a map from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US showing range and abundance.
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
Pink
Bisexual
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens, almost 1.3X as long as corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- American Azaleas p023
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p374
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p084
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p255
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p297
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p105
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p300
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p101
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p290