Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet

  • Collector(s)

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

  • Habitat

    With Pinus palustris, Ilex sp. and Aristida stricta.

  • 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.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00198181

    Occurrence ID: ff0c33ef-19f3-45c6-b37f-9c160c4aed73

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Florida

  • County/Municipio

    Okaloosa Co.

  • Locality

    Eglin Airforce Base, on ridge between headwaters of Briar Creek and Bear Branch, just north of Road 370

  • Coordinates

    30.5855, -86.2525

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. 30°35.131'N, 86°15.152'W. accurate to within a radius of about 50 m

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The New York Botanical Garden
Herbarium, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Plants of The United States of America
Ericaceae
Rhododendron canescens (Michx.) Sweet
det. B. K. Holst & D. E. Atha, 2002
The United States of America. Florida, Okaloosa County.
Eglin Airforce Base, on ridge between headwaters of Briar
Creek and Bear Branch, just north of Road 370. 30° 35.131' N:
86° 15.152' W (coordinates from hand-held GPS; accurate to
within a radius of about 50 m)
With Pinus palustris, Ilex sp. and Aristida stricta.
Shrub with many stems, 1.7 m 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.
Collected by: Daniel E. Atha & Bruce K. Holst 2601
14 April 2002
00198181