Native to Bulgaria, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Portugal, Spain, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe; introduced into Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira, Myanmar, Netherlands (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Georgia, Adjara, Keda
41.543417, 42.023389
Location Remarks
Koslitavi, branch of Merisi Gorge. Steep slopes above Akavreti River, landmark Koslitavi. Following a winding dirt road generally southeast of Keda. 941 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Nino Memiadze, Shalva Sikharulidze, David Kikodze, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 1 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Rhododendron
Specific Epithet
ponticum
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#209,513 of 335,497
Top 63%
Extinction probability
10%