Rhododendron prunifolium
| Rhododendron prunifolium | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Section: | Pentanthera |
| Species: | R. prunifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron prunifolium (Small) Millais | |
The plumleaf azalea, Rhododendron prunifolium, is a wild azalea that grows only in a few counties along the Georgia–Alabama border in the Chattahoochee River Valley. It is considered the rarest azalea in the Eastern United States. Providence Canyon is one of the most popular places to view the plumleaf azalea in the wild.[1]