Rhododendron colemanii

Rhododendron colemanii
	Rhododendron colemanii at Decatur, Georgia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Subgenus:	Rhododendron subg. Pentanthera
Section:	Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera
Species:	R. colemanii
Binomial name
	Rhododendron colemanii; R.F.Mill

Rhododendron colemanii, the Red Hills azalea, is a species of Rhododendron native to the upper coastal plain of Alabama and western Georgia in the United States.[1] This species was previously confused with Rhododendron alabamense and its hybrids, but was distinguished by DNA sequencing.[2]

References

Zhou, Wenyu; Gibbons, Taylor; Ranney, Thomas; Miller, Ron (2008). "Rhododendron colemanii: A New Species of Deciduous Azalea from the Coastal Plain of Alabama and Georgia". Journal American Rhododendron Society. 62 (2): 72–78.
Dirr, Michael (2009-08-01). Manual of woody landscape plants: their identification, ornamental characteristics, culture, propagation and uses. Stipes Pub. p. 962. ISBN 9781588748706.

"Rhododendron colemanii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

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[1] Zhou, Wenyu; Gibbons, Taylor; Ranney, Thomas; Miller, Ron (2008). "Rhododendron colemanii: A New Species of Deciduous Azalea from the Coastal Plain of Alabama and Georgia". Journal American Rhododendron Society. 62 (2): 72–78.

[2] Dirr, Michael (2009-08-01). Manual of woody landscape plants: their identification, ornamental characteristics, culture, propagation and uses. Stipes Pub. p. 962. ISBN 9781588748706.