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Swamp azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Description:

A shrubby azalea with white flowers. The flowers are covered in very sticky glands. These are especially visible in picture 1.

Habitat:

As the common name swamp azalea suggests, this shrub likes to grow in wet soil near a body of water.

Notes:

I suppose that the species name viscosum refers to the sticky, viscous secretions on the flowers. I don't know for sure that the flowers are toxic, but I imagine they are.

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drP
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drP

Virginia, USA

Spotted on May 21, 2010
Submitted on Mar 1, 2013

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