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Rhododendron serrulatum (Small) Millais. Common name: Swamp Azalea, Clammy Azalea. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Bogs, pocosins, wet pine savannas. Distribution: S. GA south to c. peninsular FL, west to e. LA. Its distribution northwards into the Carolinas and se. VA is uncertain.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: This taxon seems to warrant specific rank, based on morphology and distribution. It is sometimes treated at variety rank or lumped into R. viscosum (see synonymy).

Synonymy : = C, F, G; = Azalea serrulata Small — S, S13; = Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. var. serrulatum (Small) H.E.Ahles — RAB, Miller (2012); > Rhododendron serrulatum (Small) Millais var. georgianum Rehder — Wilson & Rehder (1921); > Rhododendron serrulatum (Small) Millais var. serrulatum — Wilson & Rehder (1921); < Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. — Fl5, FNA8, GW2, Va, W, WH3, WV, Kron (1993), Luteyn et al (1996); >< Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. — Horn (2019). Basionym: Azalea serrulata Small 1903

Links to other floras: < Rhododendron viscosum - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily : 7

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image of plant© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Rhododendron viscosum var. serrulatum (Rhododendron serrulatum), Lake June-in-Winter Scrub State Park, Highlands County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Rhododendron serrulatum, Dry Lake Creek, Swamp, Easter Plantation, Brooks County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷

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native range: southeastern United States



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