Filed As:

Ericaceae
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

All Determinations:

Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet det. B. K. Holst, 2002

Location:

United States of America. Florida. Okaloosa Co. Eglin Airforce Base, on ridge between headwaters of Briar Creek and Bear Branch, just north of Road 370.

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 2601 with Bruce K. Holst, 14 Apr 2002

Description:

Shrub with many stems, 1.7m tall; corolla tube at base darker pink grading to very light pink at petal lobes. Visited by swallowtail butterflies with black and yellow markings on wings.

Habitat:

With Pinus palustris, Ilex sp. and Aristida stricta.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00198181
GUID: ff0c33ef-19f3-45c6-b37f-9c160c4aed73

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS (30°35.131'N, 86°15.152'W. accurate to within a radius of about 50 m)
Coordinates: (30.5855, -86.2525)

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