FNPS Plant Database
Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Not wet but not extremely dry -to- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
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Ecology
Wildlife:
Attracts insects. Apparently important to bumble bees.
Attracts pollinators, including hummingbirds.
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Endemic to Florida
Listed as Endangered by the USFWS and FL
Citations:
https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/applied-and-social-sciences-magazines/rhododendron-chapmans
Chapin, Linda. 2000. Field guide to the rare plants of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. https://www.fnai.org/FieldGuide/pdf/Rhododendron_chapmanii.pdf
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
