Azaleas and Mountain Laurel in Bloom in the Southern Appalachians (IMAGE)

Duke University

Azaleas and Mountain Laurel in Bloom in the Southern Appalachians

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A new study reports that roughly half of the species of trees and shrubs in the southern Appalachians can trace their relatives to thousands of miles away in Asia.

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Photo by Paul Manos, Duke University

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