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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rhododendron carolinianum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhododendron carolinianum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Rhododendron minus var. minus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 145-05-003?:
Rhododendron minus
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Rhododendron carolinianum
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Rhododendron, Punctatum
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JK Marlow jkm0402b_06
February Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0304v_05
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Earlier white-flowered form of R minus sometimes designated R. carolinianum, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm090412_101
April Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm160430_608
April Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200418_3915
April Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200418_3919
April Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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Ron Lance rwl1222_a
April
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Ron Lance rwl1222_b
April
Leaves mostly 2-4" long, with tiny dots (punctate) below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
COMPARE
leaves of Kalmia and Rhododendron species
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JK Marlow jkm150927_199
September Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm0311f_08
November Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park