Menziesia pilosa (Michx. ex Lam.) Juss. ex Pers.

Locations ofMenziesia pilosa (Michx. ex Lam.) Juss. ex Pers. in Virginia

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Family
Ericaceae
Botanical Name
Menziesia pilosa (Michx. ex Lam.) Juss. ex Pers.
Common Name
Minniebush
Synonym(s)
Rhododendron pilosum (Michx.) Craven
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Menziesia pilosa (Michx. ex Lam.) Juss. ex Pers.
Comments
Habitat
Mesic to dry, acidic forests, shrub balds, rock outcrops, sphagnous seepage swamps, forested depressions, bogs. Common in the mountains but apparently absent from the Ridge and Valley and Cumberland Mountains of far sw. Virginia; very rare in the Piedmont.
Native Status
Native

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