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Ericaceae
Rhododendron

not marked as a favorite taxon Rhododendron flammeum (Michaux) Sargent. Common name: Oconee Azalea. Phenology: Apr. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, upland forests on slopes, ridges, stream bluffs. Distribution: W. SC west to w. GA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA8, K4, Horn (2019), Kron (1993), Luteyn et al (1996); = Azalea speciosa Willd. — S; = n/a — RAB; = Rhododendron speciosum (Willd.) Sweet — Wilson & Rehder (1921). Basionym: Azalea calendulacea Michx. var. flammea Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Rhododendron flammeum - FNA8

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image #1 of Rhododendron flammeum© Alan Cressler: Rhododendron flammeum, Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Rhododendron flammeum© Alan Cressler: rhododendron flammeum, stone mountain park, dekalb county, georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Rhododendron flammeum© John French CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Rhododendron flammeum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Rhododendron flammeum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Rhododendron flammeum© Alan Cressler: Rhododendron flammeum, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Fulton County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Rhododendron flammeum© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷

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native range: South Carolina & Georgia



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