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Rhododendron crinigerum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rhododendron crinigerum

Similar
  
Rhododendron galactinum, Rhododendron heliolepis, Rhododendron leptothrium, Rhododendron annae, Rhododendron fulvum

Rhododendron crinigerum (长粗毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2200–4200 meters. It is a shrub that typically grows to 1–6 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are ovate to lanceolate or oblanceolate, and 9–20 × 1.5–3 cm in size. Flowers are white to pink, with purple flecks and basal blotch.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron crinigerum var. crinigerum
  • Rhododendron ixeuticum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.
  • References

    Rhododendron crinigerum Wikipedia