Rhododendron austrinum (Small) Rehder

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Florida

• County/Municipio

  Liberty Co.

• Locality

  Torreya State Park. wooded slope above small stream (Rock Creek drainage) just E of main park road and NE of entrance

• Coordinates

  30.5678, -84.9463

• Location Notes

  [US & Canada]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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BOTANICAL
Ericaceae
PLANTS OF FLORIDA, USA
“pale-flowered phase”
Rhododendron austrinum Rehder
LIBERTY CO.: Torreya State Park. Frequent in thin loamy sand by trail
on gentle, wooded slope above small stream (Rock Creek drainage) just £
of main park road and NE of entrance. Lat. 30.567836 N, Long. 84.94630 W.
Flowers very pale yellowish-white, dorsal petal with basal yellow spot; petioles glandular
pubescent—unlikely a hybrid with R. canescens which lacks these features and blooms much
earlier (! Ron Miller). Typical orange-flowered shrubs nearby.
29 March 2013
Loran C. Anderson no. 2 6,92 9 w/ Ron Miller, Annie Schmidt, et al.
R. K. Godfrey Herbarium (FSU)
02539212