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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhododendron pilosum   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key


SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Menziesia pilosa   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Diplarche and Menziesia transferred to Rhododendron (Craven, 2011)

Rhododendron pilosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-06-001:

Menziesia pilosa   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Menziesia pilosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Andre Michaux

Azalea pilosa

 

COMMON NAME:
Minniebush


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image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_mepi2_001_lvd

        

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm140607_468

June    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm140607_471

June    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

Vegetation resembles that of azaleas & blueberries, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm140607_471b

June    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

Leaves mostly 1-2" long, tip mucronate, ciliate on margin, hairy, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm140607_481

June    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm140607_485

June    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

Bark is grayish to light brown, usually papery and exfoliating, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm140607_621

June    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

Small urn-shaped flowers, corolla greenish-white, often with a reddish tinge, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmmpilosa_cg1

June        

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmmpilosa_ls

June?        

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm0508c_25

August    Transylvania County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm0508c_25b

August    Transylvania County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

When sterile, the prominent mucro on the leaves [helps] distinguish it, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm180821_3925

August    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm180821_3927

August    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

The midrib below with ragged, scaly "joints", per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

JK Marlow    jkm180821_3933

August    Jackson County    NC

Whiteside Mountain

image of Rhododendron pilosum, Minniebush

Ron Lance    rwl930_a

September        

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Rhododendron pilosum   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Menziesia pilosa   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Diplarche and Menziesia transferred to Rhododendron (Craven, 2011)
Rhododendron pilosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-06-001:
Menziesia pilosa   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Menziesia pilosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Andre Michaux
Azalea pilosa

 

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930

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Heath balds, bogs, rocky summits, and rocky woodlands, mostly at high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish-white/Reddish-pink
Bisexual
4-lobed calyx
4-lobed urceolate corolla
8 included stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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