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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rhododendron prunifolium   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron prunifolium   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Rhododendron prunifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)

Rhododendron prunifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Rhododendron prunifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Azalea prunifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Plumleaf Azalea


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image of Rhododendron prunifolium, Plumleaf Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm160727_452

July    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

image of Rhododendron prunifolium, Plumleaf Azalea

Sam Pratt    sbp_3293

July    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

The dark green leaves emerge very early and are relatively large, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).

image of Rhododendron prunifolium, Plumleaf Azalea

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.

image of Rhododendron prunifolium, Plumleaf Azalea

Sam Pratt    sbp_3296c

July    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

image of Rhododendron prunifolium, Plumleaf Azalea

Sam Pratt    sbp_3307

July    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

image of Rhododendron prunifolium, Plumleaf Azalea

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 (Towe, 2004).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rhododendron prunifolium   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron prunifolium   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rhododendron prunifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Rhododendron prunifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron prunifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea prunifolia

 

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1230

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic ravine forests and streambanks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare, endemic to a small area along AL-GA border

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Orange-red/Red
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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