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Rhododendron viscosum, the swamp azalea,[1] clammy azalea or swamp honeysuckle,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae. This deciduous shrub, growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) 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.

Rhododendron viscosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. viscosum
Binomial name
Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr.
Synonyms
Azalea nitida Pursh Azalea oblongifolia Small Azalea viscosa L. Rhododendron oblongifolium (Small) Millais Rhododendron viscosum var. glaucum Torr. Rhododendron viscosum var. nitidum (Pursh) A. Gray Rhododendron viscosum f. rhodanthum Rehder

In cultivation in the UK, Rhododendron viscosum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[2][3] It is hardy down to −20 °C (−4 °F) but like most rhododendron species requires a sheltered position in dappled shade with acid soil that has been enriched with leaf mold.

References

• Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
• "Rhododendron viscosum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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[ru] Рододендрон клейкий

Рододе́ндрон кле́йкий[2] (лат. Rhododéndron viscósum) — листопадный кустарник, вид подрода Pentanthera секции Pentanthera подсекции Pentanthera[3] рода Рододендрон (Rhododendron) семейства Вересковые (Ericaceae).

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