Rhododendron maximum L.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Rhododendron maximum L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6605 with Donald McClelland, 09 Aug 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. West Virginia. Tucker Co. Monongahela National Forest. SW of Thomas, along Forest Road 18/West Virginia Country Road 27, on north slope above the North Fork of the Blackwater River.

  • Description

    Shrub 4 m tall, the stems arching; bark reddish/brown, flaky; corolla lobes white with touch of pink at apices, the upper lobe with yellow spot containing green dots; stamens white.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1087394

    Occurrence ID: 6b6c967f-354b-4a71-aae6-a70051ec25e8

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122025, D. E. Atha 6605, Rhododendron maximum L. - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    West Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Tucker Co.

  • Locality

    Monongahela National Forest. SW of Thomas, along Forest Road 18/West Virginia Country Road 27, on north slope above the North Fork of the Blackwater River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    39.1204, -79.5237

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Ericaceae
Rhododendron maximum L. '
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. West Virginia: Tucker Co.
Monongahela National Forest. SW of Thomas, along Forest
Road 18/West Virginia Country Road 27, on north slope
above the North Fork of the Blackwater River. 39.12045N,
79.52367W, ca 900 m (coordinates and elevation from hand-
held gps and digital world map; accurate to within a radius
of ca 50 m).
Shrub 4 m tall, the stems arching; bark reddish/brown, flaky;
corolla lobes white with touch of pink at apices, the upper
lobe with yellow spot containing green dots; stamens white.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha & Donald McClelland 6605 09 Aug 2008
NYdb
01087394