Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhododendron prunifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
R. prunifolium 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 prunifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea prunifolia
COMMON NAME:
Plumleaf Azalea
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JK Marlow jkm160727_452
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Sam Pratt sbp_3293
July Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
The dark green leaves emerge very early and are relatively large, per American Azaleas.
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Sam Pratt sbp_3296b
July Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaf margins entire, plane, ciliate, eglandular-hairy, apex acute to obtuse, per Flora of North America.
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Sam Pratt sbp_3296c
July Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_3307
July Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Will Stuart wil_14543237977
August Mecklenburg County NC
UNCC Botanical Garden
Flower tubes are glabrous, or nearly so, which aids in identification, per American Azaleas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhododendron prunifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron prunifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea prunifolia
1230
Shrub
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Rare, endemic to a small area along AL-GA border
Habitat: Mesic ravine forests and 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:
Summer/Fall
Orange-red/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 p031
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p084
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p108
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p297
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p291