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Dwarf Rhododendron (Rhododendron atlanticum) |
Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006 Statewide and fairly common in NC in various moist to wet soil habitats. | |
Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006 |
Pinxterflower (Rhododendron periclymenoides) Durham Co., NC 2 May 2006 A common, statewide azalea with several common names, including Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Shinners, and Wild Azalea, this species is found in a variety of habitats and blooms in the spring. | |
Pinxterflower (Rhododendron periclymenoides) Durham Co., NC 2 May 2006 | |
Pinxterflower (Rhododendron periclymenoides) Weymouth Woods, Moore Co., NC 12 Apr 2008 The intensity of the pink color is variable from nearly white to deep magenta. | |
Pinxterflower (Rhododendron periclymenoides) Weymouth Woods, Moore Co., NC 12 Apr 2008 Leaf detail. | |
Pinxterflower (Rhododendron periclymenoides) Weymouth Woods, Moore Co., NC 12 Apr 2008 |
Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) Jackson Co., NC 14 May 2006 A North Carolina endemic, Pinkshell Azalea is rare and is found only in a few locations in NC's southwestern mountains. | |
Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) Jackson Co., NC 14 May 2006 | |
Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) Jackson Co., NC 14 May 2006 | |
Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) Jackson Co., NC 14 May 2006 |
Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 Common in the NC mountains to rare in the piedmont, this beauty is found in deciduous forest, balds, etc. | |
Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 | |
Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) Buncombe Co., NC 9 June 2009 | |
Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) Buncombe Co., NC 9 June 2009 |
Great Laurel, Rosebay Rhododendron, Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 Common in the NC mountains and uncommon in the piedmont | |
Great Laurel, Rosebay Rhododendron, Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 | |
Great Laurel, Rosebay Rhododendron, Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 | |
Great Laurel, Rosebay Rhododendron, Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) Buncombe Co., NC 21 Aug 2006 Fruit is a dehiscent capsule. | |
Great Laurel, Rosebay Rhododendron, Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) Buncombe Co., NC 21 Aug 2006 |
Rhododendron minus or Rhododendron carolinianum Jackson Co., NC 14 May 2006 | |
Rhododendron minus or Rhododendron carolinianum Jackson Co., NC 14 May 2006 Both species have brown punctate scaling on the lower leaf surfaces. | |
Rhododendron minus or Rhododendron carolinianum Jackson Co., NC 14 May 2006 |
Catawba Rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense) Duke Forest, Orange Co, NC 4 Oct 2012 Common in the North Carolina mountains and rare to uncommon in the piedmont. Light purple flowers appear in late spring and fruits (shown here) are brown capsules. |
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Catawba Rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense) Duke Forest, Orange Co, NC 4 Oct 2012 Leaves are alternate, entire, evergreen, and tough. These leaves are on suckers coming from the rootstock, most likely as a result of the diseased condition (see below) of this individual. | |
Catawba Rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense) Duke Forest, Orange Co, NC 4 Oct 2012 Botryosphaeria dothidea canker on the stem aflicting many individuals of the population in Duke Forest. | |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
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