Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron > Rhododendron calendulaceumRhododendron calendulaceum (flame azalea)Synonyms: Azalea aurantiaca; Azalea calendulacea (homotypic); Azalea calendulacea var. crocea; Azalea calendulaceum var. crocea; Azalea crocea; Azalea flava; Azalea jammea; Azalea morteri; Azalea morterii (homotypic); Azalea mortieriana (homotypic); Azalea speciosa var. aurantia; Rhododendron calendulaceum f. aurantium; Rhododendron calendulaceum f. calendulaceum; Rhododendron calendulaceum f. croceum; Rhododendron calendulaceum var. croceum; Rhododendron luteum (heterotypic); Rhododendron luteum var. croceum Rhododendron calendulaceum, the flame azalea, is a species of Rhododendron native to the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, ranging from southern New York to northern Georgia. It is a deciduous shrub, 120–450 cm tall. The leaves are 3–7 cm long, slightly dull green above and villous below. The flowers are 4–5 cm long, usually bright orange, but can vary from pastel orange to dark reddish-orange. \n* 'Mandarin Red' Flowers (cultivar) \n* Rhododendron calendulaceumby Ellis Rowan, 1901 |
Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Structure [1] | Shrub |
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Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
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73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Chickamauga & Chattanooga Nat'l Military Park National Military Park |
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8248 |
Georgia, Tennessee, United States |
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Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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North Carolina, United States |
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Gauley River National Recreation Area |
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10157 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
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515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Ocmulgee National Monument |
V |
693 |
Georgia, United States |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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