Rhododendron Species

of the Southeast

 

Scientific Name Common Name
R. arborescens [1] smooth azalea
R. calendulaceum [1] flame azalea
R. canescens [2] sweet, Piedmont azalea
R. catawbiense [1] Catawba rhododendron
R. cumberlandense [2]  
R. maximum L. [1] rosebay rhododendron
R. minus [1] Piedmont rhododendron
R. nudiflorum [1] pink azalea
R. pericylmenoides [2] wild azalea
R. prinophyllum [2] roseshell/early azalea
R. vaseyi [1] pinkshell azalea
R. viscosum [1] swampazalea

 

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[1] Swanson, R.E. 1994. A Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians. John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. p.303-306

[2] Wofford, B. E. 1989. Guide to Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge. University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA.