Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhododendron carolinianum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Carolina Rhododendron at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-003?:
Rhododendron minus FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhododendron carolinianum
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Rhododendron, Punctatum
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Alan S. Weakley asw_764124442092268
April SC
Jocassee Gorges
Calyx lobes deltoid (vs. those of R. minus ovate;), per Weakley's Flora (2023).
Alan S. Weakley asw_892531618519013
April SC
Jocassee Gorges
Corolla tube shorter than to as long as corolla lobes (vs. tube of R. minus longer than lobes), per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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 (Lance).
Ron Lance rwl1222_b
April
Leaves mostly 2-4" long, with tiny dots (punctate) below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE leaves of Kalmia and Rhododendron species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-05-003?:
Rhododendron minus
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhododendron carolinianum
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