Rhododendron maximum L.
great laurel
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Rhododendron maximum L.
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Synonyms:
Rhododendron maximum L.
RHAS2
Rhododendron ashleyi Coker
Distribution:
Rhododendron maximum L.
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USA (AL, CT , DC , DE, GA , KY , MA , MD, ME , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WV ), CAN (NS)
Related Taxa:
Rhododendron maximum L.
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35 genera in Ericaceae ,
40 species in Rhododendron
Classification:
Rhododendron maximum L.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhododendron maximum L.
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
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Maine :
great rhododendron
Threatened
Massachusetts :
great laurel
Threatened
New York :
great laurel
Exploitably Vulnerable
Ohio :
great rhododendron
Threatened
Vermont :
great laurel
Threatened
Wetland Indicator Status:
Rhododendron maximum L.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FAC-,FAC
FAC
FAC-
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Rhododendron maximum L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller
Low
Moderate
Moderate
Minor
Moderate
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
More Accounts and Images:
Rhododendron maximum L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23721.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.