Rhododendron atlanticum
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
| Botanical name: | Rhododendron atlanticum |
| Common name: | dwarf azalea |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Growth type: | shrub |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 3 - 6' |
| Foliage: | blueish green with hairy midribs |
| Flower: | white, sometimes blushed with pink, 1 - 1.5" across |
| Flowering Time: | May; may bloom again in autumn |
| Habitat: | wet areas, bogs and riversides |
| Range in New Jersey: | Salem and Cumberland counties noted in Hough; Snyder reports Cape May County as well |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | S1, E, LP, HL |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | New Jersey is the northern range of this plant. It is a deciduous species. It was first collected in 1743 by John Clayton, when herbarium specimens were sent to the British Museum. It was not properly classified until 1913. Does not always flower, and is stoliniferous. |