DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Rhododendron calendulaceum | Flame Azalea 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Flame azalea occurs in the Appalachian Mountains from southern
Pennsylvania and southeastern Ohio south to northern Georgia and
northern Alabama [8,20,28].  Historically it has been reported as far
north as southeastern New York [30].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES13  Loblolly - shortleaf pine
   FRES15  Oak - hickory
   FRES18  Maple - beech - birch


STATES : 
     AL  GA  KY  NC  OH  PA  SC  TN  VA  WV


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     BLRI  CHCH  GRSM  NERI  SHEN


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K104  Appalachian oak forest
   K109  Transition between K104 and K106
   K111  Oak - hickory - pine forest


SAF COVER TYPES : 
    44  Chestnut oak
    52  White oak - black oak - northern red oak
    53  White oak
    55  Northern red oak


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Flame azalea occurs in mixed deciduous forests [11,19,26].  It occurs in
the well developed shrub layer of oak (Quercus spp.) forests of southern
and western exposures, and with more mesic site species in ravines.
Flame azalea is an important understory shrub in forests formerly
codominated by American chestnut (Castanea dentata) [1,26].

Flame azalea occurs with other ericaceous shrubs including rosebay
rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum), mountain-laurel (Kalmia latifolia),
highbush cranberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), and huckleberry (Gaylussacia
spp.) [1].  It occurs at low coverage in the grassy bald vegetation type
and the grassy bald edge ecotone [26].

Related categories for Species: Rhododendron calendulaceum | Flame Azalea