Taxon: Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder

Common names:

• dwarf azalea   (Source: Castanea 61:122.) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard; Krussmann)
  

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Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - New Jersey [s.], Pennsylvania [s.e.]
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Delaware, Georgia [s.e.], Maryland [e.], North Carolina [e.], South Carolina, Virginia [e.]

References:

• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
• Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. (L US Can ed2)
• Kron, K. A. 1993. A revision of Rhododendron section Pentanthera. Edinburgh J. Bot. 50:290–293.
• Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). (Krussmann)
• Luteyn, J. L. et al. 1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:122.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Rhododendron atlanticum.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Rhododendron atlanticum. Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Azalea atlantica Ashe (basionym)
  

Check other databases for Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority for Rhododendron atlanticum cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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