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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron eastmanii   FAMILY Ericaceae

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

Rhododendron eastmanii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Rhododendron eastmanii

INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-008:

Rhododendron alabamense   FAMILY Ericaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea


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image of Rhododendron eastmanii, May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea

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.

image of Rhododendron eastmanii, May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea

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 (Towe, 2004).

image of Rhododendron eastmanii, May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea

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.

image of Rhododendron eastmanii, May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea

Keith Bradley    kab_r_eastmanii_6443

May    Newberry County    SC

Lynch's Woods Park

image of Rhododendron eastmanii, May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea

Keith Bradley    kab_r_eastmanii_6451

May    Newberry County    SC

Lynch's Woods Park

image of Rhododendron eastmanii, May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea

Keith Bradley    kab_r_eastmanii_6495

May    Newberry County    SC

Lynch's Woods Park

Yellow-blotched white flowers with few or no sticky tube glands, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).

image of Rhododendron eastmanii, May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea

Bill Sharpton    gws1934_a

May?        SC

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron eastmanii   FAMILY Ericaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhododendron eastmanii

INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-008:
Rhododendron alabamense   FAMILY Ericaceae

 

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Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Rich slopes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina

Uncommon in SC Piedmont, rare in SC Coastal Plain

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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