| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr. |
| Bibliography | Rep. Bot. Dep. Surv. New York, no. 50, Assembly: 151 (1841) |
| Native Range | e. Canada to ne. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 0-1900m |
| Description | leaves deciduous, petiolate, elliptic to oblong, thin, membranous, entire, sparsely hirsute, flowers of 3-9, fasciculate, irregular, seemingly bilabiate, fragrant |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Azalea canadense (L.) Kuntze Hochenwartia canadensis (L.) Crantz Rhododendron canadense f. albiflorum (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Rehder Rhododendron canadense f. album Voss Rhododendron canadense f. viridifolium Rehder Rhododendron pulchellum Salisb. Rhododendron rhodora J.F.Gmel. Rhododendron rhodora f. albiflorum E.L.Rand & Redfield Rhodora canadensis L. Rhodora congesta Moench |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NBR New Brunswick, NFL Newfoundland, NSC Nova Scotia, ONT Ontario, PEI Prince Edward I., QUE Québec) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont) |