Rhododendron minus, the Piedmont rhododendron, is a rhododendron species native to Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron minus It has two varieties: Image Name Distribution Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii Florida Rhododendron minus var. minus (the latter also known as Rhododendron carolinianum). North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Northeast Georgia
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Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 258 1803. The Plant List: Rhododendron minus ITIS Hirsutum.com USDA PLANTS Profile North Carolina State University: Rhododendron minus