PLANTS Profile for Rhododendron canescens (mountain azalea)

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Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet
mountain azalea

Symbol:

RHCA7

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

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Synonyms:
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

	AZCA4	Azalea candida Small
	AZCA3	Azalea canescens Michx.
	AZCAS	Azalea canescens Michx. var. subglabra (Rehder) Small
	RHCA18	Rhododendron candidum (Small) Rehder
	RHCAC5	Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet var. candidum (Small) Rehder
	RHCAS	Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet var. subglabrum Rehder

Distribution:
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet


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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX)

Related Taxa:
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 40 species in Rhododendron

Classification:
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

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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 canescens (Michx.) Sweet – mountain azalea

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

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.

Florida:
pink azalea		Commercially Exploited
Kentucky:
hoary azalea		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,FACW

FACW

FACW-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Low	Moderate		Moderate			Minor	Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23712.

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 01:12 PM MDT