Rhododendron minus var. minus

Carolina rhododendron
	A specimen in bloom at the Botanical Garden of Minsk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Subgenus:	Rhododendron
Section:	Rhododendron
Subsection:	Caroliniana
Species:	Rhododendron minus
Variety:	R. minus var. minus
Trinomial name
	Rhododendron minus var. minus; Michx.
Synonyms
	Rhododendron carolinianum Rehder; Rhododendron punctatum Andrews; Rhododendron cuthbertii Small;

Rhododendron minus var. minus, the Carolina azalea^[3] or Carolina rhododendron, is a rhododendron species native to the mountains of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.^[4] And Northeast Georgia. It is commonly known as Rhododendron carolinianum in the horticultural trade.^[5]

Cultivation

Cultivars include 'Album', 'Carolina Gold', 'Luteum' and 'White Perfection'.^[4] R. caroliniaum was crossed with Rhododendron dauricum to create the PJM hybrids.

References

^ "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

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

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[1] "Rhododendron minus var. minus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

[fna-2] 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.

[3] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron carolinianum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[UConn-4] Brand, Mark H. (1997–2015). "Rhododendron carolinianum". Plant Database. Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Connecticut.

[5] 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]}

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