Rhododendron minus

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| image = Rhododendron minus - University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden - DSC07589.JPG

| taxon = Rhododendron minus

| authority = Michx.

| synonyms =

• Azalea minor (Michx.) Kuntze
• Rhododendron cuthbertii Small
• Rhododendron punctatum Andrews

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Rhododendron minus, the Piedmont rhododendron,{{PLANTS|id=RHMI2|taxon=Rhododendron minus|accessdate=21 October 2015}} is a rhododendron species native to Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.[http://www.rhododendron.org/descriptionS_new.asp?ID=37 American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron minus] It has two subspecies:

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Image	Name	Distribution
120px	Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii	Florida
120px	Rhododendron minus var. minus (the latter also known as Rhododendron carolinianum).	North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Northeast Georgia