Rhododendron prinophyllum - (image 1 of 6)
Taxonomy
Family: Ericaceae
The names R. roseum and R. canescens have been misapplied to this species.
Habitat
Moist or dry woods, swamps and bog margins.
Associates
Distribution
VT and MA to central NY, south to SC and TN; also southern IL to OK.
Morphology
Deciduous, branching shrub to 5 m. Leaves thin, ciliate, softly and persistently pubescent beneath. Flowers magenta pink to nearly white, appearing before or as the leaves emerge, stipitate-glandular in bud; corolla funnelform, the lobes reflexed and about equal to the tube in length; stamens 5; ovary stipitate-glandular.
Notes
Flowers late April to May
Wetland indicator: FAC
The flowers of this species have a clove-like scent. Can be distinguished from R. periclymenoides by pubescent lower surface of the leaves and the stipitate-glandular pedicels, corolla tube, and ovary.
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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