Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr.

Rhodora (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Rhododendron

Characteristics

Shrubs, to 1 m, rhizomatous. Stems: bark ± smooth to slightly shredding; twigs sparsely multicellular eglandular-and shorter stipitate-glandular-hairy (hairs unbranched), also unicellular-hairy. Leaves deciduous; petiole multicellular eglandular-and stipitate-glandular-hairy and unicellular-hairy; blade elliptic to oblong or obovate, 1-8.3 × 0.4-3 cm, thin, membranous to chartaceous, margins entire, usually ± revolute, sometimes plane, eglandular-and unicellular-hairy, apex acute to rounded, abaxial surface eglandular-and stipitate-glandular-hairy, also unicellular-hairy, (± glaucous), adaxial surface scattered eglandular-and stipitate-glandular-hairy, also unicellular-hairy. Floral bud scales unicellular-hairy abaxially, and often stipitate-glandular-and eglandular-hairy, margins unicellular-hairy. Inflorescences sometimes fasciculate, 3-9-flowered; bracts similar to bud scales. Pedicels 3-10 mm, (usually glaucous), usually sparsely stipitate-glandular-hairy, and sometimes also densely unicellular-hairy. Flowers appearing before or, sometimes, with leaves, erect to horizontal, fragrant; calyx lobes 0.4-1.5 mm, often scattered stipitate-glandular-hairy, sometimes also unicellular-hairy, margins glandular-and/or eglandular-ciliate; corolla rose-purple to pink, rarely white, unspotted or red-spotted on upper 3 lobes, irregularly shaped, clearly 2-lipped due to very extensive connation of 3 upper lobes contrasting with 2 elongate, widely divergent lower lobes, 12-22 mm, glabrous or, sometimes, sparsely stipitate-glandular-hairy on outer surface, petals connate, upper lobe 3-8 mm, lateral lobes 12-22 mm (closely connate with upper lobe), lower lobes 12-22 mm, tube absent due to deep division between 2 lower lobes and between lateral and lower lobes; stamens 10, exserted, ± unequal, 9-20 mm. Capsules borne on erect pedicels, 0.7-1.7 × 0.3-0.6 mm, multicellular stipitate-glandular-and eglandular-hairy and densely unicellular-hairy. Seeds with flattened tails; testa tightly appressed. 2n = 52.
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Branching shrub to 1 m; lvs deciduous, narrowly oblong to elliptic, 2–5 cm, ciliate, finely hairy, especially beneath; fls appearing with or before the lvs, few and subsessile in a terminal umbel-like cluster; cor rose-purple to white, 2 cm, divided almost to the base into 3 segments, the upper segment erect, shallowly 3-lobed, the 2 lower narrow, spreading; 2n=52. Bogs and wet woods; Nf. and Que. to Ont., s. to e. Pa. and n. N.J. (Rhodora c.)
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-4
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 1-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 50 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Rhododendron canadense leaf picture by bryan brunet (cc-by-sa)
Rhododendron canadense leaf picture by Adèle Leblanc (cc-by-sa)
Rhododendron canadense leaf picture by Sarah Cornell (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Rhododendron canadense flower picture by genevieve fortin (cc-by-sa)
Rhododendron canadense flower picture by Jayme DePaolo (cc-by-sa)
Rhododendron canadense flower picture by Sean Sean Bernheisel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Rhododendron canadense world distribution map, present in Canada, France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1203750-2
WFO ID wfo-0001245657
COL ID 4SFKM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 762051
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rhododendron canadense f. canadense Rhodora canadensis Rhododendron canadense