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Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais. Common name: Election Pink, Early Azalea, Roseshell Azalea. Phenology: May-Jun; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Upland forests (especially under Quercus montana and Quercus rubra), xeric pine and oak woodlands. Distribution: NH, NY, and ne. OH, south to w. NC, nc. KY, and s. OH; disjunct in ne. AL and c. TN; also disjunct from s. IL and s. MO south to AR and e. OK. The only known location in NC is on Bluff Mountain, Ashe County (on a rocky plateau over amphibolite at about 1300m elevation); Kron (1993) also cites a collection from Transylvania County, but this is based on a labeling error.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Shinners (1962i) for explanation of the change from the name R. roseum, later debated back and forth by others.

Synonymy : = Ar, C, Can, FNA8, Il, K4, NE, NY, Pa, Va, W, Kron (1993), Luteyn et al (1996); = Azalea prinophylla Small — S; = n/a — Tat; = Rhododendron roseum (Loisel.) Rehder — F, G, RAB, WV, Wilson & Rehder (1921). Basionym: Azalea prinophylla Small 1914

Links to other floras: = Rhododendron prinophyllum - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily : 5

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native range: eastern North America



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