PLANTS Profile for Rhododendron periclymenoides (pink azalea)

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Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners
pink azalea

Symbol:

RHPE4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

Rhododendron nudiflorum

©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, VA, Shenandoah National Park. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

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Synonyms:
Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

	AZNU	Azalea nudiflora L.
	RHNU3	Rhododendron nudiflorum (L.) Torr.
	RHNUG	Rhododendron nudiflorum (L.) Torr. var. glandiferum (Porter) Rehder
	RHPEE	Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners var. eglandulosum Seymour

Distribution:
Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners


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Related Taxa:
Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 40 species in Rhododendron

Classification:
Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

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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 periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners – pink azalea

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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 Hampshire:
Rhododendron nudiflorum
pink azalea		Endangered
New York:
pinkster		Exploitably Vulnerable
Ohio:
Rhododendron nudiflorum
pinxter-flower		Threatened
Rhode Island:
pinxter-flower		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23726.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 10:58 AM MDT