Rhododendron colemanii
| Rhododendron colemanii | |
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| Rhododendron colemanii at Decatur, Georgia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes |
| Section: | Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera |
| Species: | R. colemanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron colemanii R.F.Mill | |
Rhododendron colemanii, the Red Hills azalea, is a species of Rhododendron native to the upper coastal plain of Alabama and western Georgia in the United States.[1] This species was previously confused with Rhododendron alabamense and its hybrids, but was distinguished by DNA sequencing.[2]
References
- ^ Zhou, Wenyu; Gibbons, Taylor; Ranney, Thomas; Miller, Ron (2008). "Rhododendron colemanii: A New Species of Deciduous Azalea from the Coastal Plain of Alabama and Georgia". Journal American Rhododendron Society. 62 (2): 72–78.
- ^ Dirr, Michael (2009-08-01). Manual of woody landscape plants: their identification, ornamental characteristics, culture, propagation and uses. Stipes Pub. p. 962. ISBN 9781588748706.
- "Rhododendron colemanii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.