Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New York

• County/Municipio

  Putnam Co.

• Locality

  ca 7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond

• Elevation

  Alt. 134 m. (440 ft.)

• Coordinates

  41.4582, -73.6138

• Distribution

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Z G>\ /U5
The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
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Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. New York. Putnam Co. ca 7
km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca
10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice
Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route
312 and W of Ice Pond. 41.458164N, 73.613767W, ca 134
m (Coordinates and elevation from hand-held gps and digital
world map; accurate to within a radius of ca 10 m). Gravel
slope along railroad tracks.
Shrub ca 1.5 m tall, the stems reddish; bud scales pink.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
Daniel Atha 6822
05 Oct 2008
Specimen databased at NY in KE Emu.
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