Rhododendron canadense

Rhododendron canadense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Rhodoreae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: R. subg. Hymenanthes
Sectio: R. sect. Rhodora
Species: Rhododendron canadense

Name

Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr. (1841)

Synonyms

• Azalea canadense (L.) Kuntze
• Hochenwartia canadensis (L.) Crantz
• Rhododendron pulchellum Salisb.
• Rhododendron rhodora J.F.Gmel.
• Rhodora canadensis L.
• Rhodora congesta Moench

Hybrids

• Rhododendron × fraseri W.Watson
• Rhododendron × seymouri Herb. ex Otto & A.Dietr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America USA (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont), Canada (Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Quebec), St. Pierre et Miquelon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. 1841. Catologue of the Plants Collected in the Years 1871, 1872 and 1873, with Descriptions of New Species. Washington, DC 151 (Rep. Bot. Dep. Surv. New York, no. 50, Assembly).

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron canadense. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 09. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron canadense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron canadense. Published online. Accessed: May 09 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron canadense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron canadense in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 09.

Vernacular names

English: rhodora
français: Rhododendron du Canada
русский: Рододендрон канадский

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