Rhododendron minus

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Rhododendron minus
Rhododendron minus - University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden - DSC07589.JPG
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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]
  • Azalea minor(Michx.) Kuntze
  • Rhododendron parviflorumDC
  • Rhododendron carolinianumRehder
  • Rhododendron cuthbertiiSmall
  • Rhododendron punctatumAndrews
  • Rhododendron margarettae(Ashe) Ashe

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]

ImageNameDistribution
Rhododendron chapmanii.jpg Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii Florida
Rhododendron minus (Piedmont Rhododendron) (27254492420).jpg Rhododendron minus var. minus (the latter also known as Rhododendron carolinianum).North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Northeast Georgia

References

  1. "Rhododendron minus Michx". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. NRCS. "Rhododendron minus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron minus
  4. Judd, Walter S.; Kron, Kathleen A. (6 November 2020). "Rhododendron minus Michaux". Flora of North America. Retrieved 3 November 2025.

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