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Details for: WLP 1592,
Rhododendron maximum
L., NA 66491
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Rhododendron maximum
L.
Top Name:
NA 66491
Origin:
Collected – Pennsylvania, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
12 Apr 1994
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Seed
50 milligrams
WLP 1592 1994w01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Rhododendron maximum
L.
Top Name:
NA 66491
Origin:
Collected – Pennsylvania, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
12 Apr 1994
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
PRE 12 April 1994.
Pennsylvania, United States
Locality:
Pennsylvania: Bucks County, Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
Coordinates:
40.3181, -74.9419
(Map it)
Elevation:
65m.
Collector(s):
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
Donated
12 April 1994.
Pennsylvania, United States
Donor(s):
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
Accession Names and Identifiers
NA 66491
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum
#91
Type: Other or unclassified name
Narrative
Rhododendron maximum
L.
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Ponticum
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
31441
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:392. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
06/06/1995
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
great rhododendron
1
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English
great-laurel
1
Luteyn, J. L. et al.
1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:119.
English
rose bay
1
Luteyn, J. L. et al.
1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:119.
Swedish
sommarrododendron
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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ACCNUMBERD:
Changed NA 66491 to WLP 1592. 09 Nov 2021.
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