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Pinxter Azalea (seed heads)

Rhododendron canescens

Photo by QWMom
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Field Notes

Description:

Even the dry casings from last year's seed heads are visually interesting.
You can see 2013's blooms of this same specimen here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21244138

Habitat:

The most common wild azalea in the southeastern U.S. It grows along streams and swamp margins from North Carolina and Tennessee to central Florida, and west to East Texas.

Notes:

Spotted growing along the trail at the Allatoona Battlefield Pass.

Reference Links:

Pinxter Azalea (Rhododendron canescens) - Information on Pinxter Azalea, Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera, Rhododendron canescens

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Plants of the South East, USA
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Eastern North America Trees
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Seeds of The SouthEastern US
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Georgia's Waters,Wetlands and Forests

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PublishedMay 22, 2014

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