28 August 2018.
Virginia, United States
Locality: Mt. Rogers Grayson Highlands State Park, Rhododendron trail, Grayson Co., VA
Coordinates: 36.6363, -81.5095
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Elevation: 1450m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Rhododendron trail rocky, moist trail; low-growing shrubs and trees with isolated areas of conifers (fir and spruce), shrubs generally Crataegus, Mt. laurel, maple, with heavily armed R. canadensis, joe pye weed, Solidago, sneeze weed, strawberry, potentilla.
Comment: Possible dwarf genotype, about 1 m, multi-stemmed shrub, short internodes, leaves acuminate at tip but overall ovate, shreddy bark, rounded shape, powdery mildew, JRB says the plant is "cute".
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