Rhododendron prunifolium

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. prunifolium
Binomial name
Rhododendron prunifolium
Synonyms[2]
  • Azalea prunifolia Small

Rhododendron prunifolium, the plumleaf azalea,[3] is a wild azalea that grows only in a few counties along the Georgia–Alabama border in the Chattahoochee River Valley. It is considered the rarest azalea in the Eastern United States. Providence Canyon is one of the most popular places to view the plumleaf azalea in the wild.[4]

References

  1. NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Rhododendron prunifolium". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Rhododendron prunifolium (Small) Millais". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron prunifolium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. Rhododendron prunifolium entry on the American Rhododendron Society website


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