''Rhododendron viscosum'', the swamp azalea, clammy azalea or swamp honeysuckle,
[ is a ]species
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of flowering plant
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in the heath family Ericaceae. This deciduous
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shrub, growing to tall and broad, is native to the eastern United States. It has rounded matt green leaves. In early summer it produces funnel-shaped white flowers flushed pink. The flowers have prominent stamens and are strongly fragrant.
In cultivation in the UK, ''Rhododendron viscosum'' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society
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’s Award of Garden Merit.leaf mold
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.
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viscosum
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Flora of the Northeastern United States
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Flora without expected TNC conservation status