Rhododendron minus

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Rhododendron minus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. minus
Binomial name
Rhododendron minus
Michx.
Synonyms
  • Azalea minor (Michx.) Kuntze
  • Rhododendron cuthbertii Small
  • Rhododendron punctatum Andrews

Rhododendron minus, the Piedmont rhododendron,[1] is a rhododendron species native to Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.[2] It has two subspecies:

Image Name Distribution
Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii Florida
Rhododendron minus var. minus (the latter also known as Rhododendron carolinianum). North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Northeast Georgia

References[edit]

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron minus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. ^ American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron minus

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