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Southern Pinxterbloom Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
33.3287, -81.8456
Field Notes
Description:
This narrow deciduous azalea bears fragrant, funnel-shaped, white, pink, or deep rose flowers. It grows to 15 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide. Mid-green leaves are densely hairy beneath. This picture shows the flower buds in early spring.
Habitat:
Native to Texas, Tennessee, and from North Carolina to north Florida. This one was photographed near a small creek at the edge of a deciduous forest at Silver Bluff Audubon Center near Jackson (Aiken County), SC.
Notes:
It's also called Pinxter Azalea, Florida Pinxter, Hoary Azalea, Piedmont Azalea, and Wild Azalea.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 7, 2013
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