Leaf; Falmouth, MA, USA; 7/2004 © Christopher Neill
Flower; Falmouth, MA, USA; 7/2004 © Christopher Neill
Identifier: 323 Date of entry: 05.05.2006 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Swamp azalea, Swamp honeysuckl
German: Sumpf-Rhododendron
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Ericales (40)
Family: Ericaceae (27)(family description)
Genus: Rhododendron (3)
Epithet: viscosum (L.) Torr. (1)
viscosum => sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
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