Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Piedmont Azalea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
R. canescens 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 canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rhododendron canescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhododendron canescens
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. candidum
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. canescens
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. subglabrum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-006:
Rhododendron canescens FAMILY Ericaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea candida
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea canescens
COMMON NAME:
Piedmont Azalea, Southern Pinxter Azalea, Hoary Azalea
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_azca3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rhca7_003_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_canescens_4
March
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_032721atlanta19
March Fulton County GA
Atlanta Botanical Garden
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Wesley Burnett gwb1221_3927b
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_r_canescens_4042
April Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_r_canescens_4125
April Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
Corolla tube canescent and stipitate-glandular on the outside, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_r_canescens_4144
April Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
Flowers tubes covered with both glandular and nonglandular hairs, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
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Keith Bradley kab_r_canescens_4216
April Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_r_canescens_4297
April Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_canescens_8
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_canescens_pied
April
Flowers typically white to light pink with pink tubes (but can be bright pink, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Rhododendron canescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhododendron canescens
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. candidum
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. canescens
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Rhododendron canescens var. subglabrum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-006:
Rhododendron canescens
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea candida
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Azalea canescens
1221
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: swamps, pocosins, and pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in SC Mountains & NC Coastal Plain) (rare in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Pink
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens, almost 1.3X as long as corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- American Azaleas (Towe, 2004) p023
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p374
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p084
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p255
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p297
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p245
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p340
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p449
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p219
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p105
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p300
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p172
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p101
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p290
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