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Carolina Azalea

Rhododendron carolinianum Rehder

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Rhododendron carolinianum Rehder, Rhodora 14: 99. 1912
A much-branched shrub, with resinousdotted foliage; leaf-blades elliptic, oblongelliptic, or somewhat broadened upward, 8-13 cm. long, acute or acuminate at both ends, somewhat shining above, paler beneath and copiously resinous-dotted; petioles stout but relatively long, resinous-dotted and slightly pubescent above; calyx-lobes ovate, often broadly so; corolla rosecolored, often mottled, 1.5-2 cm. long, broadly funnelform, the tube short; longer filaments less than 2.5 cm. long; capsules oblong-ovoid, 8-12 mm. long.
Type locality : North Carolina.
Distribution: Mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina.
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John Kunkel Small, NathanieI Lord Britton, Per Axel Rydberg, LeRoy Abrams. 1914. ERICALES, CLETHRACEAE, LENNOACEAE, PTROLACEAE, MONOTROPACEAE, ERICACEAE, UVA-URSI. North American flora. vol 29(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Rhododendron minus var. minus

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Rhododendron minus var. minus, the Carolina azalea[3] or Carolina rhododendron, is a rhododendron species native to the mountains of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,[4] and Northeast Georgia. It is commonly known as Rhododendron carolinianum in the horticultural trade.[5]

Cultivation

Cultivars include 'Album', 'Carolina Gold', 'Luteum' and 'White Perfection'.[4] R. caroliniaum was crossed with Rhododendron dauricum to create the PJM hybrids.

References

  1. ^ "Rhododendron minus var. minus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
  2. ^ Judd, Walter S.; Kron, Kathleen A. (2009). "Rhododendron minus var. minus". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 8. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron carolinianum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b Brand, Mark H. (1997–2015). "Rhododendron carolinianum". Plant Database. Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Connecticut.
  5. ^ Collins, Dennis (June 2006). "Rhododendron carolinianum Rehder: a case study in the process of implementing plant name changes" (PDF). American Public Gardens Association.
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Rhododendron minus var. minus: Brief Summary

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Rhododendron minus var. minus, the Carolina azalea or Carolina rhododendron, is a rhododendron species native to the mountains of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Northeast Georgia. It is commonly known as Rhododendron carolinianum in the horticultural trade.

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