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Rhododendron periclymenoides
pink azalea
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		pink azalea
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Ericales, Family Ericaceae, Genus Rhododendron, Species Rhododendron periclymenoides


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Greenbelt Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Oxon Run National Parkway	Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	7/14/2014

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 1:00:20 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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