| Carolina rhododendron | |
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| A specimen in bloom at the Botanical Garden of Minsk | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | R. m. var. minus
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| Trinomial name | |
| Rhododendron minus var. minus | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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[edit]
Cultivars include 'Album', 'Carolina Gold', 'Luteum' and 'White Perfection'.[4] R. caroliniaum was crossed with Rhododendron dauricum to create the PJM hybrids.
References[edit]
- ^ "Rhododendron minus var. minus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ 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: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron carolinianum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ a b Brand, Mark H. (1997–2015). "Rhododendron carolinianum". Plant Database. Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Connecticut.
- ^ Collins, Dennis (June 2006). "Rhododendron carolinianum Rehder: a case study in the process of implementing plant name changes" (PDF). American Public Gardens Association.[dead link]
Bibliography[edit]
- The Plant List: Rhododendron carolinianum
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron minus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
- North Carolina State University: Rhododendron carolinianum
- Alfred Rehder. RHODODENDRON CAROLINIANUM, A NEW RHODODENDRON FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Rhodora, Vol. 14, No. 162 (June, 1912), pp. 97–102
External links[edit]
Media related to Rhododendron carolinianum (category) at Wikimedia Commons
