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arborescens

Taxon

Rhododendron arborescens (Pursh) Torr.

Protologue Fl. N. Middle United States 1(2): 425. 1824BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Rhododendron arborescens--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 077.jpg

Rhododendron arborescens--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 077.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron arborescens--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 026.jpg

Rhododendron arborescens--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 026.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Rhododendron arborescens--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 074.jpg

Rhododendron arborescens--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 074.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron arborescens--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 027.jpg

Rhododendron arborescens--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 027.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 27, 2003

Location

United States, Connecticut (Highstead Arboretum)

Location Remarks

Redding Highstead Arboretum

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Rhododendron

Specific Epithet

arborescens

Authorship

(Pursh) Torr.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#325,805 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →