Rhododendron alabamense

ClassificationDicots
FamilyEricaceae
Family (Traditional)Ericaceae
GenusRhododendron
Species:Rhododendron alabamense Rehder
Common NameAlabama Azalea
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: ciliate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 0
C value
StatusNative; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Lyon (KY), Benton (TN), Cheatham (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hickman (TN), Lewis (TN), Maury (TN), Perry (TN), Robertson (TN), Wayne (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1975 - 1976

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0166001 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0165999 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
UCHT007882 Davidson Tennessee Linda Moses
UCHT
Rhododendron alabamense
APSC0065489 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Rhododendron alabamense
APSC0082388 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Rhododendron alabamense
APSC0054936 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0166000 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0166003 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
31234100407152 Cheatham Tennessee 14 Apr 1976 Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0165995 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
APSC0082415 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Rhododendron alabamense
APSC0082389 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0166002 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
APSC0032107 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Rhododendron alabamense
APSC0082390 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0165998 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0166005 Robertson Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0165997 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0166004 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0165993 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
APSC0015498 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0166006 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0165992 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0165994 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
UCHT022055 Perry Tennessee
UCHT
Rhododendron alabamense
APSC0104823 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Rhododendron alabamense
31234100407160 Cheatham Tennessee 08 May 1975 Ronald L. Jones
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EKY
Rhododendron alabamense
TENN-V-0165996 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Rhododendron alabamense
APSC0015499 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Rhododendron alabamense
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