Plants › heath family
Pinxter Flower
Rhododendron periclymenoides
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mountain AzaleaRhododendron canescens
early azaleaRhododendron prinophyllum
swamp azaleaRhododendron viscosum
pinkshell azaleaRhododendron vaseyi
Coastal AzaleaRhododendron atlanticum
Smooth AzaleaRhododendron arborescens
Alabama AzaleaRhododendron alabamense
Flame AzaleaRhododendron calendulaceum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 9,142 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 3,392 |
| Maryland | 1,952 |
| North Carolina | 1,776 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,369 |
| New York | 1,022 |
| New Jersey | 950 |
| Connecticut | 542 |
| South Carolina | 323 |
| District of Columbia | 231 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales |
| Family | heath family · Ericaceae |
| Genus | rhododendrons and azaleas · Rhododendron |
Study it in a deck
- Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies of Maryland
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pinxter Flower with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.