Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Ericaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Much like no. 4 [Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners], sometimes to 5 m, usually not colonial; winter bud scales pubescent; lvs softly and permanently hairy beneath, with or without setae on the midvein; fls very fragrant; pedicels, cor-tube, and ovary stipitate-glandular; cor bright pink to sometimes nearly white, flat-faced, 4–5 cm wide, the tube about as long as the lobes; stamens ca twice as long as the cor-tube; fr sparsely stipitate-glandular. Moist or dry woods, especially in the mts.; Me. and s. Que. to Va. and Ky.; s. Ill., s. Mo., Ark., and e. Okla. May. (R. roseum; R. canescens, misapplied; Azalea p.; A. rosea, an illegitimate name)
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Common Names
rosebud-alzalea