Rhododendron canescens
| Rhododendron canescens | |
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| Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron canescens Michx. | |
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| Natural range of Rhododendron canescens from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Rhododendron canescens var. canescens, Rhododendron canescens var. candidum (Small) Rehder, Rhododendron canescens var. subglabrum Rehder, Azalea candida Small, and Azalea canescens Michaux.
Varieties: none
Description
R. canescens, also known as piedmont azalea and wild azalea [1], is a perennial shrub of the Ericaceae family native to North America. [2]
Distribution
R. canescens is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from Texas to Pennsylvania with the exception of Virginia and West Virginia. [2]
Ecology
Habitat
R. canescens proliferates in swamps, pocosins, and savannas. [1] It has been observed in various habitats including sandy loam in mesic woods, magnolia-beech ravines, pine flatwoods, shrubs of bayheads, bottomland woodlands, deciduous wooded bluffs, wet streamsides, bank on shores, under shade of various hardwood forests, swampy woodlands, and near border of sand dune community. [3]
Phenology
R. canescens flowers February-April. [4]
Fire ecology
R. canescens is not fire resistant and has low fire tolerance. [2]
Conservation and Management
R. canescens is listed as commercially exploited by the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry, and as endangered by the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission. [2]
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RHCA7
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Floyd Griffith, G. Gil, D. S. Kline, Sidney McDaniel, John B. Nelson, R. Kral, R. K. Godfrey, S. R. Harrison, R. E. Shanks, H. R. DeSelm, J. B. Nelson, R. H. Wnek, C. Anrrich, A. Anrrich, J. P. Gillespie, D. B. Ward, S. S. Ward, S. R. Harrison, Kathy Craddock Burks, Melanie R. Darst, E. S. Ford, John C. Ogden, Angus Gholson, Mark A. Garland, Robert L. Lazor, R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, Cecil R. Slaughter, J. Lorenz, S. B. Jones, Carleen Jones, James D. Ray, Jr., W. W. Ashe, P. Greear, W. C. Coker, H. R. Totten, T. G. Harbison, T. E. Smith, D. S. Correll, Helen B. Correll, Delzie Demaree, C. Jackson, Samuel B. Jones, Jr., John W. Thieret, Roomie Wilson, Raymond Athey, William Reese, and Joyce Romanus. States and counties: Florida: Jackson, Putnam, Wakulla, Hamilton, Leon, Bay, Walton, Libertym Washington, Okaloosa, Jefferson, Franklin, Columbia, Gadsden, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, and Clay. Alabama: Barbour, Geneva, Jefferson, Dallas, Jefferson, Mobile, Monroe, Covington, Clarke, Dale, Greene, Pickens, Limestone, Washington, and De Kalib. Georgia: Thomas, Floyd, Upson, Turner, Clarke, and Grady. Mississippi: Kemper, Lamar, Pearl River, Winston, Lauderdale, Harrison, Forrest, Webster, and Itawamba. Texas: Sabine. South Carolina: Lee, Orangeburg, and Dorchester. Arkansas: Bradley. Louisiana: Ouachita, Tangipahoa, Beauregard, Grant, Rapides, Jackson, De Soto, and Allen. Tennessee: Coffee, Bledsoe, and Lawrence. Kentucky: Calloway.
- ↑ PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/30/18
