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''R. minus'' occurs in sandhill and pine flatwoods communities, as well as the edges of titi bogs. <ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.  Collectors: Gary Schultz, Loran C. Anderson, Angus Gholson, Rick Holden, Robert K. Godfrey, Ann M. Redmond, Mark A Garland, J. O. Boynton, H. R. Totten, Addie Totten, Steve Leonard, and W. D. Reese.  States and Counties:  Florida: Clay, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon, and Liberty.</ref> However, it can also be found in disturbed areas, including titi swamps in heavily logged pinewoods and slash pine plantations. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> Associated species include ''Serenoa repens, Ilex glabra, Lyonia ferrugunea, Ilex coriacea, Lyonia lucida, Cyrilla, Quercus nigra, Cliftonia, Rhododendron canescens, Vaccimum arobreum, Hamamelis virginica, Pinus elliottii, Illicium floridanum, Quercus pumila,Pinus palustris, Quercus laevis, Quercus chapmanii, Quercus geminata,'' and ''Magnolia grandiflora.'' <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
 
''R. minus'' occurs in sandhill and pine flatwoods communities, as well as the edges of titi bogs. <ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.  Collectors: Gary Schultz, Loran C. Anderson, Angus Gholson, Rick Holden, Robert K. Godfrey, Ann M. Redmond, Mark A Garland, J. O. Boynton, H. R. Totten, Addie Totten, Steve Leonard, and W. D. Reese.  States and Counties:  Florida: Clay, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon, and Liberty.</ref> However, it can also be found in disturbed areas, including titi swamps in heavily logged pinewoods and slash pine plantations. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> Associated species include ''Serenoa repens, Ilex glabra, Lyonia ferrugunea, Ilex coriacea, Lyonia lucida, Cyrilla, Quercus nigra, Cliftonia, Rhododendron canescens, Vaccimum arobreum, Hamamelis virginica, Pinus elliottii, Illicium floridanum, Quercus pumila,Pinus palustris, Quercus laevis, Quercus chapmanii, Quercus geminata,'' and ''Magnolia grandiflora.'' <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
  
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: ''R. minus'' has been observed flowering in March and April, and fruiting in March, April, and July.<ref name="FSU Herbarium"/><ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 13 DEC 2016</ref>
Flowering has been observed in March and April, while fruiting has been observed in March, April, and July.<ref name="FSU Herbarium"/><ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 13 DEC 2016</ref>
 
 
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Revision as of 13:40, 6 November 2018

Rhododendron minus
Rhododendron minus Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: R. minus
Binomial name
Rhododendron minus
Michx.
RHOD MINU dist.jpg
Natural range of Rhododendron minus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Piedmont rhododendron, Gorge rhododendron

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Rhododendron minus is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

R. minus occurs in sandhill and pine flatwoods communities, as well as the edges of titi bogs. [1] However, it can also be found in disturbed areas, including titi swamps in heavily logged pinewoods and slash pine plantations. [1] Associated species include Serenoa repens, Ilex glabra, Lyonia ferrugunea, Ilex coriacea, Lyonia lucida, Cyrilla, Quercus nigra, Cliftonia, Rhododendron canescens, Vaccimum arobreum, Hamamelis virginica, Pinus elliottii, Illicium floridanum, Quercus pumila,Pinus palustris, Quercus laevis, Quercus chapmanii, Quercus geminata, and Magnolia grandiflora. [1]

Phenology

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Gary Schultz, Loran C. Anderson, Angus Gholson, Rick Holden, Robert K. Godfrey, Ann M. Redmond, Mark A Garland, J. O. Boynton, H. R. Totten, Addie Totten, Steve Leonard, and W. D. Reese. States and Counties: Florida: Clay, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon, and Liberty.