Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Swamp Azalea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Rhododendron viscosum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron viscosum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-011a:
Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Azalea viscosa
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Azalea, Clammy Azalea, Swamp Honeysuckle, Catchfly Azalea
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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.
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.
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.
Ron Lance rwl1234_a
June
Leaf shape varies from small and narrow to large and rounded, per American Azaleas.
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
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