Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr.

English: Swamp azalea, Swamp honeysuckl

German: Sumpf-Rhododendron

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Ericales (57)

        Family: Ericaceae (28)(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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• [120] species information from NC State University