Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rhododendron serrulatum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Swamp Azalea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
R. viscosum is a member of what the Azalea Society of America refers to as "the white group". Read more here.
Someone who has observed var. serrulatum in its native haunts can scarcely avoid its individuality, its personality.... Read more in Rhododendron viscosum var. serrulatum: Dirt Roads, Mud Holes, and Living Things (Miller, 2012).
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron viscosum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-011b:
Rhododendron viscosum var. serrulatum FAMILY Ericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Azalea, Clammy Azalea, Sweet Azalea
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rhododendron serrulatum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron viscosum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-011b:
Rhododendron viscosum var. serrulatum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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