Keywords: Rhododendron maximum-27527.jpg Rhododendron maximum ” Great rhododendron Native stands of Great rhododendrons grow in dense nearly impenetrable thickets in the Appalachians and can cover miles of forest floor Local hunters and hikers often refer to these thickets as laurel hells because of the difficulty of movement through the plants and how easy it is to become disoriented and lost in an area where visibility is so severely restricted ;Credits Photo taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 in Burke County NC USA http //www kenthomas us KenThomas us<br> personal website of photographer 2007-11-21 11 29-05 <sup>ISO 8601</sup> Ken Thomas This image is released to the public domain and therefore no permission or credit is required <br>Comments and/or feedback however are always welcome See my user page for contact info 35 56 14 49 N 81 48 07 05 W type city Ken Thomas original upload log wikitable date/time username resolution size edit summary ---- 2007-12-02T17 30 58Z User Ken Thomas 2000×1500 1 85Gb <nowiki> Wild Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia grows in dense nearly impenetrable thickets in the Appalachians and can cover miles of forest floor Farther north Mountain </nowiki> Rhododendron maximum Flora of North Carolina Nature of the Appalachian Mountains Burke County North Carolina Pisgah National Forest Taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 |