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Rhododendron viscosum
A shrubby azalea with white flowers. The flowers are covered in very sticky glands. These are especially visible in picture 1.
As the common name swamp azalea suggests, this shrub likes to grow in wet soil near a body of water.
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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