Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron prinophyllum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Election Pink at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
R. prinophyllum 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 prinophyllum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhododendron prinophyllum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-007:
Rhododendron roseum FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea prinophylla
COMMON NAME:
Election Pink, Roseshell Azalea, Early Azalea
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Ron Lance rwl1231_a
April
Shorter tubes than the other 2 fragrant pink species, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
Keith Bradley kab_r_prinophyllum_9417
June Madison County VA
Shenandoah National Park
Upper corolla lobe uniform in color (lacking a contrasting blotch), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron prinophyllum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron prinophyllum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhododendron prinophyllum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-007:
Rhododendron roseum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea prinophylla
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