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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rhododendron viscosum var. montanum   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron viscosum   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Rhododendron viscosum

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Rhododendron viscosum

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Rhododendron viscosum

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)

Rhododendron viscosum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-011a?:

Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Azalea viscosa

 

COMMON NAME:
Clammy Azalea


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image of Rhododendron viscosum var. montanum, Clammy Azalea

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_rhvi2_002_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rhododendron viscosum var. montanum   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron viscosum   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rhododendron viscosum

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Rhododendron viscosum

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron viscosum

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Rhododendron viscosum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-011a?:
Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea viscosa

 

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4442

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Moderate to high elevation sites, in dry to seasonally seepy sites, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in Mountains of GA & SC

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White (rarely pink)
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens, noticeably shorter than pistil
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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