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Ericaceae Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

Taxon

Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr.

Protologue Fl. N. Middle United States 1(2): 425. 1824BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (13).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (20).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (22).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (19).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (12).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (18).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Davidson, C 12949--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Yellow Gap Rd. Pink Beds. 11 May 2015. DSC03958 (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 025.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Rhododendron calendulaceum--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 070.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 066.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 023.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Rhododendron calendulaceum--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 021.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Rhododendron calendulaceum--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 068.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 069.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 022.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Rhododendron calendulaceum--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 067.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron calendulaceum--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 024.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Native to Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson, C 12949

May 11, 2015

Location

United States, North Carolina, Transylvania (Soperton)

32.383889, -82.699722

Location Remarks

Pisgah National Forest; Yellow Gap Road (U.S. Forest Service Road 1206). 930 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph

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

calendulaceum

Authorship

(Michx.) Torr.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

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

#325,359 of 335,497

Top 97%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →