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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron periclymenoides   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron periclymenoides   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Rhododendron periclymenoides

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-009:

Rhododendron nudiflorum   FAMILY Ericaceae

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

Azalea nudiflora

 

COMMON NAME:
Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea


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image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_aznu_001_lvd

        

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_rhpe4_002_lvd

        

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm0502b_13

February    Oconee County    SC

Rhododendron buds are shaped like a football....

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

Roxanna Martin    rlm22711_58

February    Spartanburg County    SC

Rhododendron have terminal buds with several imbricate scales, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

Roxanna Martin    rlm22711_59

February    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm060410_018

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm060410_021

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm130430_854

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Leaves generally elliptical to obovate in shape, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm210413_9493

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Most flowers have dark pink to strawberry red tubes, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm210413_9498

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Flower tubes typically covered with non-glandular hairs, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

Roxanna Martin    rlm41110_157

April    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

Roxanna Martin    rlm4710_069

April    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm0405e_33

May    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Flowers appearing with or before the leaves, per Weakley's Flora.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron periclymenoides   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron periclymenoides   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhododendron periclymenoides

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-009:
Rhododendron nudiflorum   FAMILY Ericaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1228

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Moist to dry slopes and streambanks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Pink
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens, 1.3-1.5X as long as corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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