Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron periclymenoides
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Pinxterflower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
R. periclymenoides is a member of what the Azalea Society of America refers to as "the pink group". Read more here.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron periclymenoides
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhododendron periclymenoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-009:
Rhododendron nudiflorum FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea nudiflora
COMMON NAME:
Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom Azalea, Election Pink, Pinxter Azalea
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Roxanna Martin rlm22711_58
February Spartanburg County SC
Rhododendron have terminal buds with several imbricate scales, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
JK Marlow jkm130430_854
April Spartanburg County SC
Leaves generally elliptical to obovate in shape, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
JK Marlow jkm210413_9493
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Most flowers have dark pink to strawberry red tubes, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
JK Marlow jkm210413_9498
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Flower tubes typically covered with non-glandular hairs, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
JK Marlow jkm0405e_33
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Flowers appearing with or before the leaves, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron periclymenoides
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron periclymenoides
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhododendron periclymenoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-009:
Rhododendron nudiflorum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea nudiflora
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