...Wet
...Moist
...Variable
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rhododendron viscosum +
FAMILY
Ericaceae
LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron viscosum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 145-05-011:
Rhododendron viscosum +
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Azalea viscosa
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Azalea, Clammy Azalea, Swamp Honeysuckle, Catch-fly Azalea
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_azvi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rhvi2_002_lvd
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Will Stuart wil_rviscosum_0526_001
May Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Fragrant. Pistil & filaments typically white [vs. R. arborescens' red pistil], per American Azaleas.
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Will Stuart wil_rviscosum_0526_005
May Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Fragrance is such that you may often smell Swamp Azalea before you see it, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Will Stuart wil_rviscosum_0526_005b
May Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Sticky, glandular tube hairs easily catch flying insects, per American Azaleas.
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Ron Lance rwl1234_a
June
Leaf shape varies from small and narrow to large and rounded, per American Azaleas.
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Keith Bradley kab_r_viscosum_79145
July Highlands County FL
Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State Park
Stamens 5-7, ≥ corolla lobes; pistil longer than stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_r_viscosum_79150
July Highlands County FL
Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State Park
Upper corolla lobe uniform in color (lacking a contrasting blotch), per Weakley's Flora.
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Will Stuart wil_r_viscosum_3931
December Scotland NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Last summer's growth emerging from the point of the spring blossoms. — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil_r_viscosum_3977
December Scotland NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
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Will Stuart wil_r_viscosum_3981
December Scotland NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Winter buds showing large flower buds and smaller vegetative buds. — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil_r_viscosum_3989
December Scotland NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Flower and vegetative bud detai. — Will Stuart