Rhododendron serrulatum (syn. Rhododendron viscosum var. serrulatum), the hammocksweet azalea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is native to the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, and possibly eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, the Carolinas, and Virginia. A deciduous shrub reaching 0.6 to 1.8 m (2 to 6 ft), it is typically found in bogs, pocosins, and wet flatwoods.
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Is it poisonous?
Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Grayanotoxins in leaves, flowers and nectar (mad honey) Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rhododendron viscosum — toxic
- Rhododendron arborescens — toxic
- Rhododendron alabamense — toxic
- Rhododendron atlanticum — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
- Species
- Rhododendron serrulatum
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