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Rhododendron thayerianum

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Rhododendron thayerianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. thayerianum
Binomial name
Rhododendron thayerianum

Rhododendron thayerianum (反边杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan in China, where it grows at elevations of 2,600–3,000 m (8,500–9,800 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that grows to 3–4 m (9.8–13.1 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly oblanceolate, and 9–17 × 1.5–2.5 cm in size. The flowers are white, sometimes deeply flushed pink on the outside along the petal ridges, or pink. It flowers quite late in the season, in June and July.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhododendron thayerianum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  • Rehder & E. H. Wilson in Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1: 529. 1913.