NameThatPlant.net: Rhododendron maximum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron maximum FAMILY Ericaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Rosebay Rhododendron at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron maximum FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-001:

Rhododendron maximum FAMILY Ericaceae

COMMON NAME:
Rosebay Rhododendron, Great Laurel, White Rosebay, Great Rhododendron

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron maximum FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron maximum FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-001:
Rhododendron maximum FAMILY Ericaceae

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Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Moist slopes, wet flats, bogs, swamps, north-facing bluffs in the Piedmont, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
Pink/Whitish
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed campanulate corolla
10 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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