Details for: WLP 1718, Rhododendron catawbiense Michx., GF2018-01


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Rhododendron catawbiense Michx.
Top Name:
GF2018-01
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Nov 2018
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Seed50 milligramsWLP 1718 2018w01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Rhododendron catawbiense Michx.
Top Name:
GF2018-01
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Nov 2018
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
05 November 2018.
North Carolina, United States
Locality: Johnston County; ; Flower Hill Nature Preserve, 0.1 miles south of NC 231, trail starts behind sign, ca 750 feet east.
Coordinates: 35.7279, -78.2059 (Map it)
Elevation: 59m.
Environment description: Rich mesic forest along 100' of very steep north-facing slope.
Associated species: Viburnum acerifolium:Symplocos tinctoria:Quercus montana:Galax urceolata:Oxydendrum arboreum:Fagus grandifolia
Aspect: ; Slope: Very Steep
Comment: Good sized population, individuals ca 10-15' tall and wide.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
GF2018-01
Type: Collector identifier

NA 85367
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Lowest elevation and furthest disjunct population. One individual blooming most likely from recent warm weather.
Rhododendron catawbiense Michx.
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Ponticum
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:

5025
Place of publication:

Fl. bor.-amer. 1:258. 1803
Verified:
06/06/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcatawba rhododendron  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishmountain rose bay  1Luteyn, J. L. et al. 1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:119.
Englishpurple-laurel  1Luteyn, J. L. et al. 1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:119.
Swedishcatawba-rododendron  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed NA 85367 to WLP 1718. 24 Nov 2021.
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