Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii
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Common names: Chapman’s rhododendron
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Rhododendron punctatum var. chapmanii Alph. Wood Amer. Bot. Fl., 204. 1870
Synonyms: Rhododendron chapmanii (Alph. Wood) A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 461.
Shrubs open, branches usually rigidly erect-ascending. Leaves: petiole 2–6(–7) mm; blade 1.5–6.5 × 1–3 cm, apex obtuse to rounded (rarely notched or acute), secondary veins often depressed. Corollas 23–37 mm.
Phenology: Flowering early spring.
Habitat: Seasonally wet, pine flatwoods, borders of evergreen shrub bogs or bays, transition zone between branch bays and pine ridges
Elevation: 0-50 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.