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All azaleas are rhododendrons.
All azaleas have five lobes to the flower. Azaleas have tubular funnel or funnel shaped flowers. Notice the rhododendron pictured above has a flower consisting of five lobes and five stamens so it is commonly referred to as an azalea. Rhododendron canadense is an example of an azalea that has 10 stamens.