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early azalea

Rhododendron prinophyllum

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) mhays, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.

United States	2,991
New York	985
Massachusetts	276
Vermont	276
Arkansas	274
Pennsylvania	248
Connecticut	246
West Virginia	221
Missouri	152
Canada	141

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

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

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Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies of Maryland

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Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
How much to rely on each source

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Practise early azalea with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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