Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum)

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	Flame Azalea is a common deciduous large shrub of the Mountains and adjacent Piedmont with flame-colored flowers. (The large tree at left is Northern Red Oak.) Carroll Co., VA 5/10/09.
	The flowers are very showy and range in color from yellow to deep orange. Carroll Co., VA 5/16/10.
	Carroll Co., VA 5/16/10.
	Carroll Co., VA 5/10/09.
	Carroll Co., VA 5/10/09.
	Carroll Co., VA 5/10/09.
	Carroll Co., VA 5/10/09.
	The unopened flowers look like little flames. Carroll Co., VA 5/10/09.
	The simple, finely toothed leaves are clustered at the ends of branches. Carroll Co., VA 5/10/09.

Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.

Alleghany Co., NC 5/29/05.

Flame-shaped reddish-orange flower buds.

Alleghany Co., NC 5/29/05.

	Developing fruits. Carroll Co., VA 7/14/07.
	Carroll Co., VA 7/14/07.
	The leaves are canescent, covered with hoary-gray hairs. Carroll Co., VA 7/14/07.
	The stems are also canescent. Carroll Co., VA 7/14/07.

Bark detail.

Alleghany Co., NC 5/29/05.

Carroll Co., VA 7/14/07.

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