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Rhododendron chapmanii
Rhododendron chapmanii (Alph. Wood) A. Gray
Chapman's Rhododendron
Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Synonym(s): Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii, Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii
USDA Symbol: RHCH5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Mar , Apr
Distribution
USA: FLValue to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Bumble BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status
USFWS Species Profile: Q215Status:National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW |
From the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:Mt. Cuba Center - Hockessin, DE
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Research Literature
Reslit 991 - The relationship between freezing tolerance and thermotropic leaf movement in five Rhododendron species (1991) E. T. NilsenReslit 1360 - Fuel characterization in the southern Appalachian Mountains: an application of landscape ecosystem classification (2009) A. D. Stottlemyer, V. B. Shelburne, T. A. Waldrop,...
Reslit 1474 - Utilization of intron-flanking EST-specific markers in the phylogenetic analysis and parentage identification of Rhododendron species and hybrids (2006) H. Wei, Y. Fu and R. Arora
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Rhododendron chapmanii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Rhododendron chapmanii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rhododendron chapmanii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-17Research By: DEW