Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Taxon
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Taxon
Rhododendron catawbiense
Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Distribution:
USA (east)
Habitat:
Open ridge-top to summit plateau
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Life form:
Shrub - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: Forms a squat, rounded shrub to 3m.
Foliage: Green elliptic - oval leaves with a whitish green underside showing minute hairs.
Flower: A compact truss of 8-20 lilac purple flowers appearing in late November.
Locations
1:
Matthews M9
(T3/M9)
• Accession: T3/1993-1007
2:
• Accession: T3/2022-0110 (3) • Provenance: Garden
3:
Nursery N4
(T3/N4)
• Accession: T3/2022-0110 (14) • Provenance: Garden
Area
Individual