Rhododendron periclymenoides - (image 1 of 6)
Taxonomy
Family: Ericaceae
Habitat
Moist or dry woods. Bogs.
Associates
Distribution
NH and MA, west to OH, southern IL (absent from IN), south to AL and GA.
Morphology
Deciduous, branching shrub. Leaves thin, ciliate, mostly glabrous beneath. Flowers pink to white, appearing before or as the leaves emerge, glabrous in bud; corolla funnelform, the lobes reflexed and about equal to the tube in length; stamens 5; ovary hirsute, eglandular.
Notes
Flowers late April to May
Wetland indicator: Facultative
The flowers of this species have a clove-like scent. The common name is probably a reference to historic spring "Pinkster" festivals.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
USDA, NRCS. 2002.
The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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