Rhododendron minus, the Piedmont rhododendron,[1] is a rhododendron species native to Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.[2] It has two subspecies:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. minus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron minus Michx.
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Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii | Florida |
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Rhododendron minus var. minus (the latter also known as Rhododendron carolinianum). | North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Northeast Georgia |
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron minus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron minus
Bibliography
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Wikispecies has information related to Rhododendron minus.
- Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 258 1803.
- The Plant List: Rhododendron minus
- ITIS
- Hirsutum.com
- USDA PLANTS Profile
- North Carolina State University: Rhododendron minus
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