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:

ImageNameDistribution
Rhododendron minus var. chapmaniiFlorida
Rhododendron minus var. minus (the latter also known as Rhododendron carolinianum).North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Northeast Georgia

References

  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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