Rhododendron colemanii
Appearance
Rhododendron colemanii | |
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Rhododendron colemanii at Decatur, Georgia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Subgenus: | Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes |
Section: | Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera |
Species: | R. colemanii
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron colemanii |
Rhododendron colemanii, the Red Hills azalea, is a species of Rhododendron native to the upper coastal plain of Alabama and western Georgia in the United States.[1] This species was previously confused with Rhododendron alabamense and its hybrids, but was distinguished by DNA sequencing.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Zhou, Wenyu; Gibbons, Taylor; Ranney, Thomas; Miller, Ron (2008). "Rhododendron colemanii: A New Species of Deciduous Azalea from the Coastal Plain of Alabama and Georgia". Journal American Rhododendron Society. 62 (2): 72–78.
- ^ Dirr, Michael (2009-08-01). Manual of woody landscape plants: their identification, ornamental characteristics, culture, propagation and uses. Stipes Pub. p. 962. ISBN 9781588748706.
- "Rhododendron colemanii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.