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minniebush

Rhododendron pilosum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 26, February 28, March 30, April 50, May 144, June 52, July 28, August 25, September 30, October 28, November 23, December 24.
United States1,466
Virginia387
West Virginia382
Maryland285
North Carolina186
Tennessee162
Pennsylvania12
South Carolina10
Georgia4
Kentucky1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familyheath family · Ericaceae
Genusrhododendrons and azaleas · Rhododendron

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