Plants Profile for Rhododendron atlanticum (dwarf azalea)

General Information
Symbol:	RHAT
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Ericaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Shrub
Native Status:	L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, CA, Berkeley, University of California Berkeley Botanical Garden. March 24, 2004. Usage Requirements.

©Jim Stasz. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
AZAT	Azalea atlantica Ashe

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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 Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Top Level Regions
Lower 48 States	FAC
North America	FAC

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FAC
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FAC