Rhododendron trichanthum

Rhododendron trichanthum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: R. trichanthum
Binomial name
Rhododendron trichanthum
Rehder

Rhododendron trichanthum (长毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1600–3700 meters. It is a shrub that typically grows to 1–3 meters in height, with leaves that are oblong-lanceolate and ovate-lanceolate, and 4–11 × 1.5–3.5 cm in size. Flowers are pale purple, rose red, or white.

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