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Piedmont rhododendron
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Rhododendron
Section:
Rhododendron
Subsection:
Carolinianum
Species:
R. minus
Binomial name
Rhododendron minus
Michx.
Synonyms
  • Rhododendron cuthbertii Small
  • Rhododendron punctatum Andrews

Rhododendron minus, the Piedmont rhododendron, is a rhododendron species native to Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. It has two subspecies: Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii and Rhododendron minus var. minus (the latter also known as Rhododendron carolinianum).

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