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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes |
| Section: | Rhododendron sect. Ponticum |
| Species: | R. maximum
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Rhododendron maximum is a species of Rhododendron native to the Appalachians of eastern North America, from Alabama north to coastal Nova Scotia. Its common names include great laurel,[2] great rhododendron, rosebay rhododendron, American rhododendron and big rhododendron.
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Rhododendron maximum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T82889952A135956342. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T82889952A135956342.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron maximum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.