Rhododendron maximum

Rhododendron maximum
Flower cluster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
Section: Rhododendron sect. Ponticum
Species:
R. maximum
Binomial name
Rhododendron maximum

Rhododendron maximum is a species of Rhododendron native to the Appalachians of eastern North America, from Alabama north to coastal Nova Scotia. Its common names include great laurel,[2] great rhododendron, rosebay rhododendron, American rhododendron and big rhododendron.

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Rhododendron maximum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T82889952A135956342. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T82889952A135956342.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron maximum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

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