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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron vaseyi   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Rhododendron vaseyi

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-004:

Rhododendron vaseyi   FAMILY Ericaceae

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

Biltia vaseyi

 

COMMON NAME:
Pinkshell Azalea


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image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm210423_9669

April    Jackson County    NC

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm210423_9670

April    Jackson County    NC

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm0505n_33

May    Transylvania County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Endemic to NC mountains, though approaching very close to SC & reported for GA, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm0505n_35

May    Transylvania County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Corolla tube 2-5mm long, much shorter than corolla lobes, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm070518_037

May    Avery County    NC

Grandfather Mountain

Locally abundant on Grandfather Mtn, its northernmost outpost, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm070518_072

May    Avery County    NC

Grandfather Mountain

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm070518_087

May    Avery County    NC

Grandfather Mountain

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm170507_783

May    Jackson County    NC

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm200522_5061

May    Jackson County    NC

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm200522_5072

May    Jackson County    NC

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm200522_5077

May    Jackson County    NC

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm200522_5080

May    Jackson County    NC

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm230525_3519

May    Jackson County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Pedicels stipitate glandular. Caylx lobes glandular-ciliate and often glandular on the back, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm230525_3520

May    Jackson County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

Keith Bradley    kab_r_vaseyi_7801

May    Transylvania County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Corolla lobes spreading, the largest (and often the 2 lateral) spotted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

Will Stuart    wil_8795322648_25dac60d1f

May        NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm140816_749

August    Jackson County    NC

High Hampton Inn

Leaves elliptic, often broadly so (commonly 3-6cm wide), acuminate, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm150814_723

August    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm150814_727

August    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

image of Rhododendron vaseyi, Pinkshell Azalea

JK Marlow    jkm140913_689

September    Jackson County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron vaseyi   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhododendron vaseyi

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-004:
Rhododendron vaseyi   FAMILY Ericaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1233

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Moist slopes, bogs, high elevation rocky summits, cliffs, high elevation heath balds, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & possibly Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed broadly campanulate corolla, appearing 2-lipped
5-7 stamens, longer than or equaling corolla lobes
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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