Biology:Rhododendron strigillosum

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Short description: Species of plant

Rhododendron strigillosum
Rhododendron strigillosum - University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden - DSC07603.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. strigillosum
Binomial name
Rhododendron strigillosum

Rhododendron strigillosum (芒刺杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Sichuan and Yunnan in China , where it grows at altitudes of 1,600–3,800 m (5,200–12,500 ft). It is an evergreen shrub growing to 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, 8–16 by 2.2–4 cm in size. The flowers are red or white.

It flowers too early (March–April) to be reliable in climates with extensive frosts, and is therefore not often seen in general cultivation.[1]

References

  • "Rhododendron strigillosum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 232. 1886.

Wikidata ☰ Q3205679 entry