"This first described as a species in 1999." Read more from the South Carolina Plant Conservation Alliance.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rhododendron eastmanii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron eastmanii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 145-05-008?:
Rhododendron alabamense
FAMILY
Ericaceae
COMMON NAME:
May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea
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Wesley Burnett gwb070528_0653
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
It should be sought in NC & GA, approaching within 4 miles of the NC border, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm070528_067
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Fully expanded and mature stems and leaves at bloom time, in mid-May, per American Azaleas.
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JK Marlow jkm070528_071
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm070528_077
May Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Previous reports of R. alabamense in SC are based on this species, per Weakley's Flora.
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Bill Sharpton gws1934_a
May? SC
Yellow-blotched white flowers with few or no sticky tube glands, per American Azaleas.
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JK Marlow jkm070601_037
June Greenville County SC
In cultivation