Rhododendron minus
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. minus
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron minus Michx.
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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 |
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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]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron minus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron minus
Bibliography
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhododendron minus.
Wikispecies has information related to Rhododendron minus.
- Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 258 1803.
- The Plant List: Rhododendron minus
- ITIS
- Hirsutum.com
- USDA PLANTS Profile
- North Carolina State University: Rhododendron minus