Rhododendron minus

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ericaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ericaceae
Genus	Rhododendron
Species:	Rhododendron minus Michx.
Common Name	Piedmont Rhododendron
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 0
C value
Status	Native; TN[S2S3] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Whitley (KY), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Greene (TN), Loudon (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	16 May 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	28 Aug 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166454	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166471	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166457	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166470	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
APSC0038407	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Rhododendron minus
31234100406659	Whitley	Kentucky	25 Jul 1980	Rob Jacobs 207803	EKY Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166466	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166473	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166467	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166447	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
APSC0015480	Loudon	Tennessee			APSC Rhododendron minus
ETSU031701	Sevier	Tennessee			ETSU Rhododendron minus
ETSU005686	Unicoi	Tennessee	16 Jun 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
ETSU005683	Unicoi	Tennessee	06 Aug 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166450	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166451	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166462	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166453	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
UCHT022210		Tennessee			UCHT Rhododendron minus
BRIT110617		Tennessee			VDB Rhododendron minus
BRIT110558		Tennessee			VDB Rhododendron minus
ETSU034674	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Rhododendron minus
ETSU008338	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Rhododendron minus
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	23 May 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166464	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166474	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166459	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166465	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
APSC0121151	Monroe	Tennessee			APSC Rhododendron minus
UOS02496		Tennessee	19 Nov 1985	Richard K. Clements	UOS Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166475	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166449	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166458	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
BRIT110556		Tennessee			VDB Rhododendron minus
BRIT110560		Tennessee			VDB Rhododendron minus
ETSU034675	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Rhododendron minus
31234100406642	Bell	Kentucky	26 Jun 2001	Ross C. Clark Chris Packard; Amy Covert	EKY Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166460	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166472	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166452	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166455	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166446	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
22211	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Rhododendron minus
HTTU007813	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Rhododendron minus
UCHT040496	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Rhododendron minus
BRIT110557		Tennessee			VDB Rhododendron minus
BRIT236632	Polk	Tennessee			VDB Rhododendron minus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 Apr 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	25 May 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166461	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166463	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166802	Bell	Kentucky			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166448	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166469	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166468	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
TENN-V-0166456	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Rhododendron minus
BRIT110616		Tennessee			VDB Rhododendron minus
BRIT110618		Tennessee			VDB Rhododendron minus
BRIT110559		Tennessee			VDB Rhododendron minus
31234100406683	Carter	Tennessee	03 May 1979	B. Eugene Wofford 79-58	EKY Rhododendron minus
ETSU005306	Greene	Tennessee	27 Aug 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	23 May 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	06 May 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	04 Oct 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Rhododendron minus
APSC0015477	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Rhododendron minus
BRIT110561		Tennessee			VDB Rhododendron minus
ETSU009940	Greene	Tennessee	06 May 2012	Frosty Levy RF4063	ETSU Rhododendron minus

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