| Rhododendron minus | |
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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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron minus Michx. | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Rhododendron minus, the Piedmont rhododendron, [2] is a rhododendron species native to Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. [3] It has two varieties: [4]
| 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 |