Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii

(Alph. Wood) Gandhi & Zarucchi

Harvard Pap. Bot. 14: 1. 2009 ,.

Common names: Chapman’s rhododendron
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.
Revision as of 23:05, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

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.
Walter S. Judd +  and Kathleen A. Kron +
(Alph. Wood) Gandhi & Zarucchi +
Rhododendron punctatum var. chapmanii +
Chapman’s rhododendron +
0-50 m +
Seasonally wet, pine flatwoods, borders of evergreen shrub bogs or bays, transition zone between branch bays and pine ridges +
Flowering early spring. +
Harvard Pap. Bot. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Rhododendron chapmanii +
Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii +
Rhododendron minus +
variety +