Rhododendron canescens
mountain azalea, piedmont azalea, southern pinxterbloom azalea, wild azalea, honeysuckle azalea, sweet azalea, hoary azalea, southern pinxterflower, piedmont-azalea
- Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
- Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
- Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
- Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
- Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
- Photo credit: Robert H. Molenbrock
- Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
Family
Ericaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
ciliate, serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, oblanceolate
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
pink, white
Flower Month
March - October
Height (meters)
5.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Habitat
Moist woods, slopes, pocosins, savannas, and swamp forests.