PLANTS Profile for Rhododendron atlanticum (dwarf azalea)

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Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder
dwarf azalea

Symbol:

RHAT

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Berkeley, University of California Berkeley Botanical Garden. March 24, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Synonyms:
Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder

AZAT

Azalea atlantica Ashe

Distribution:
Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder


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USA (DC, DE, GA, MD, NC, NJ, PA, SC, VA)

Related Taxa:
Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 40 species in Rhododendron

Classification:
Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Rhododendron L. – rhododendron
Species	Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder – dwarf azalea

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
dwarf azalea		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
dwarf azalea		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FAC+

FAC

FAC+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23704.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 11:44 PM MDT