Rhododendron minus Michx.

Locations ofRhododendron minus Michx. in Virginia

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Family
Ericaceae
Botanical Name
Rhododendron minus Michx.
Common Name
Gorge Rhododendron
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Rhododendron minus Michx.
Comments
This species is native from Georgia and Alabama to the Blue Ridge escarpment region in nw. South Carolina and sw. North Carolina; also disjunct to fall-line sandhills in sc. North Carolina. At Cumberland Gap, it has apparently spread into natural-looking habitats from plantings at an overlook. Flowers vary from white to pink in this population.
Habitat
Locally naturalized on a very steep, forested slope on Cumberland Mountain at Cumberland Gap National Historic Park.
Native Status
Introduced

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