Azalea viscosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 151. 1753.

"Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 1197.

Lectotype (Kron in Edinburgh J. Bot. 50: 329. 1993): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 215.4 (LINN; iso- UPS) .

Current name: Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. var. viscosum ( Ericaceae).