Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhododendron flammeum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
R. flammeum 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 flammeum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea speciosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Rhododendron speciosum
COMMON NAME:
Oconee Azalea
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JK Marlow jkm150422_392
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Often confused with R. calendulaceum, but that has glandular flower tubes, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm150422_393
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaves are usually dark green and shiny when young, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9290
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140414_093411
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Flowers emerge with the leaves, and colors range from yellow to orange to red, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhododendron flammeum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron flammeum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea speciosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Rhododendron speciosum
1225
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, upland forests on slopes, ridges, stream bluffs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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-orange/Orange-red
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) p029
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p084
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p200
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p105
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p171
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p291