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]
Cultivars include 'Album', 'Carolina Gold', 'Luteum' and 'White Perfection'. [4] R. caroliniaum was crossed with Rhododendron dauricum to create the PJM hybrids.
Carolina rhododendron | |
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A specimen in bloom at the Botanical Garden of Minsk | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | |
Variety: | R. m. var. minus
|
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]
Cultivars include 'Album', 'Carolina Gold', 'Luteum' and 'White Perfection'. [4] R. caroliniaum was crossed with Rhododendron dauricum to create the PJM hybrids.