Rhododendron minus

Rhododendron minus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Ericoideae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron
Section: Rhododendron
Subsection: Carolinianum
Species: R. minus
Binomial name
Rhododendron minus
Michx.
Synonyms
  • 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: Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii and Rhododendron minus var. minus (the latter also known as Rhododendron carolinianum).

References

  1. "Rhododendron minus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron minus

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