Details for: NA 74928, Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet, MCCAL2004-041


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet
Top Name:
MCCAL2004-041
Origin:
Collected – Alabama, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
07 Mar 2005
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet
Top Name:
MCCAL2004-041
Origin:
Collected – Alabama, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
07 Mar 2005
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
10 November 2004.
Alabama, United States
Locality: Alabama, Coosa County, Flag Mountain: Follow Alabama Route 280 east to Sylacauga. Turn right on Alabama Route 231/21/53 south. Turn right on Coosa County Route 41 and follow until it merges with and becomes Coosa County Route 29 south. Follow Coosa County Route 29 South to Weogufka, AL and turn right at stop sign onto Coosa County Road 56. Follow Coosa County Route 56 until first stop sign at Coosa County Route 55 (not well signed) and turn left. Follow Coosa County Route 55 for about a mile and turn left on first dirt road to go to Flag Mountain.
Coordinates: 32.9756, -86.3544 (Map it)
Environment description: slope 0.4, aspect SW, Longleaf pine forest

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
MCCAL2004-041
Type: Collector identifier

NA 74928
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet
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 Art. 41.3) and not ascription of this name to Michaux (Shenzhen ICN Art. 46.3)
Verified:
05/06/1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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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

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishhoary azalea  1Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Englishpiedmont azalea  1Luteyn, J. L. et al. 1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:123.
Englishsouthern pinxterbloom azalea  1Luteyn, J. L. et al. 1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:123.
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