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Rhododendron

Rhododendron

Includes
8 native 2 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Labrador Teas 4 native
  • Caroliniana 3 native
  • Subsection Lapponica 1 native
  • Micrantha
  • Greenland Rhododendron
  • Lepidota
  • Baileya
  • Maddenia
  • Scabrifolium
  • Boothia
  • Rhododendron
  • Edgworthia
  • Glauca
  • Rhodorastrum
  • Cinnabarina
  • Triflora

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Rhododendron All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Bog Labrador Tea Rhododendron groenlandicum caterpillars 39 bees 1 food 8 flowers 95
  • Carolina Rhododendron Rhododendron carolinianum caterpillars 29 bees 1 food 4 flowers 57
  • Gorge Rhododendron Rhododendron minus caterpillars 24 bees 1 food 4 flowers 53
  • Lapland Azalea Rhododendron lapponicum caterpillars 22 food 4 flowers 48
  • Western Labrador Tea Rhododendron columbianum caterpillars 20 food 2 flowers 41
  • Smoky Mountains Rhododendron Rhododendron smokianum caterpillars 19 food 4 flowers 50
  • Mountain Labrador Tea Rhododendron neoglandulosum caterpillars 17 food 2 flowers 37
  • Marsh Labrador Tea Rhododendron tomentosum caterpillars 8 food 1 flowers 17

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