Rhododendron eastmanii Kron & Creel. May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea. Phen: May-early Jun; Oct. Hab: Rich slopes. Dist: This species is endemic to the Piedmont and upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina, and locally fairly common in the Broad River drainage (Horn 2005).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Previous reports of R. alabamense in SC (RAB) are based on this species. See Horn (2023) for additional detail about the species biology of R. eastmanii.
Other Comments: It should be sought in NC and GA, approaching within 4 miles of the NC border in Cherokee County, SC (M. Creel, pers. comm., 2007).
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA8, K3, K4, Horn (2019), Horn (2023), Kron & Creel (1999); = n/a – S; < Rhododendron alabamense Rehder – RAB, misapplied
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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