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Taxon:
Rhododendron canescens
(Michx.) Sweet
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Pentanthera
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
5020
Place of publication:
Hort. brit. ed. 2:343. 1830
Comment:
published as "
Rhododendron canescens
Michx.," an indirect reference to the basionym
Azalea canescens
Michx. (
Shenzhen ICN
41.3) and not ascription of this name to Michaux (Art. 46.3)
Verified:
05/06/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Azalea canescens
Michx.
Autonym(s)
Rhododendron canescens
(Michx.) Sweet var.
canescens
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Azalea rosea
Loisel.
Rhododendron roseum
Rehder
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Azalea candida
Small
Rhododendron canescens
(Michx.) Sweet var.
candidum
(Small) Rehder
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Reference(s)
Chester, E. W. et al.
1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
Clark, R. C.
1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:221.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/702#/summary
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Judd, W. S.
1997. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Kron, K. A.
1993. A revision of
Rhododendron
section
Pentanthera
. Edinburgh J. Bot. 50:302-309.
Krüssmann, G.
1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of
Handbuch der Laubgehölze
. 1976)
Note:
slight or none garden merit
Luteyn, J. L. et al.
1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:123.
Radford, A. E. et al.
1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Wofford, B. E.
Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
https://herbarium.utk.edu/vascular/vascular-database.php?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Ericaceae&GenusID=Rhododendron&SpeciesID=canescens
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen.
Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/
2018. Oklahoma vascular plant database
URL:
http://www.oklahomaplantdatabase.org/
Common names
English
hoary azalea –
Reference(s)
piedmont azalea –
Reference(s)
southern pinxterbloom azalea –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=805
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
Native
Northern America
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=805), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
potential as ornamental
Judd, W. S.
1997. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Name
References