PLANTS Profile for Rhododendron prinophyllum (early azalea)

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Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais
early azalea

Symbol:

RHPR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais

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Synonyms:
Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais

	AZPR3	Azalea prinophylla Small
	RHNUR	Rhododendron nudiflorum (L.) Torr. var. roseum (Loisel.) Wiegand
	RHRO4	Rhododendron roseum (Loisel.) Rehder

Distribution:
Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais


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Related Taxa:
Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 40 species in Rhododendron

Classification:
Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Rhododendron L. – rhododendron
Species	Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais – early azalea

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
early azalea		Exploitably Vulnerable

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

FAC,FAC+

FAC

FAC+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Rhododendron prinophyllum (Small) Millais

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23727.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 07:18 AM CDT