Rhododendron minus explained

Rhododendron minus, the Piedmont rhododendron, is a rhododendron species native to Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.^[1] It has two subspecies:

Image	Name	Distribution
		Florida
	Rhododendron minus var. minus (the latter also known as Rhododendron carolinianum).	North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Northeast Georgia

Bibliography

• Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 258 1803.
• The Plant List: Rhododendron minus
• ITIS
• Hirsutum.com
• USDA PLANTS Profile
• North Carolina State University: Rhododendron minus

Notes and References

1. http://www.rhododendron.org/descriptionS_new.asp?ID=37 American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron minus