Taxon

Rhododendron viscosum

 
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Rhododendron viscosum - swamp azalea, clammy azalea
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: swamp azalea, clammy azalea
Family: Ericaceae (heath family)
Synonym: Rhododendron coryi, Rhododendron oblongifolium, Rhododendron serrulatum
Distribution: e. United States
Habitat: Acid swamps, bogs, seepage slopes, pocosins, streamheads and baygalls, wet pine flatwoods, moist pine or pine/oak forests, hummocks, shrub balds
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A deciduous, native flowering shrub growing about 5' tall and slightly wider. It has a loose, open habit with numerous branches. Flowers are white, rarely pink, with a clove-like scent produced in mid-May to June. Leaves are lustrous green in summer with no appreciable fall color. Grows wild in swamps and along fresh water ponds.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

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  • 1: AZA: AY13 (AY13) • Accession: D2015-0693.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AZA: AY13 (AY13) • Accession: D2015-0693.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2014-0720.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2014-0720.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2014-0720.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2014-0720.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2014-0720.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2014-0720.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 9: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2014-0720.007 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 10: AZA: BB14 (BB14) • Accession: D1990-0689.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 11: AZA: BB14 (BB14) • Accession: D1990-0689.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 12: AZA: BB14 (BB14) • Accession: D1990-0689.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 13: AZA: BB14 (BB14) • Accession: D2004-0576.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 14: AZA: BC13 (BC13) • Accession: D2013-0081.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 15: AZA: BC13 (BC13) • Accession: D2013-0081.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 16: AZA: BC13 (BC13) • Accession: D2013-0081.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 17: AZA: BC13 (BC13) • Accession: D2013-0081.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 18: AZA: BC13 (BC13) • Accession: D2013-0081.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 19: AZA: BC13 (BC13) • Accession: D2013-0081.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 20: AZA: BC14 (BC14) • Accession: D1990-0689.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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