Native to Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia; introduced into Baltic States, Germany; extinct in South Carolina (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Mori, S 27459

May 25, 2010

Location

United States, North Carolina, Stokes

36.411917, -80.27625

Location Remarks

Hanging Rock State Park

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Rhododendron

Specific Epithet

catawbiense

Authorship

Michx.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.7

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

#315,920 of 335,497

Top 95%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →