Fl. Bor. Amer. 1: 258 (1803)
WFO ID: wfo-0001047069
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332124-1
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Shrub, 2—3m; young shoots tomentose though soon glabrescent. Leaves broadly elliptic to obovate, 6.5-11.5 x 3.5-5cm, 1.9-2.3 x as long as broad, apex ± obtuse, base rounded, upper and lower surfaces glabrous when mature though with persistent hair bases below; petioles 2-3cm, ± lanate at first, soon glabrescent. Inflorescence dense, 15-20-flowered; rhachis 20-25mm; pedicels 30-35mm, with a sparse dendroid indumentum. Calyx c.lmm, ± glabrous. Corolla funnel-campanulate, usually lilac-purple, with faint flecks, 30-45mm. Ovary densely rufous-tomentose; style glabrous. Capsule c.20 X 4mm.
Eastern USA (N Carolina & Virginia)
Rocky slopes, etc.
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):316