Rhododendron molle

Rhododendron molle
Rhododendron molle ssp. japonicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: R. molle
Binomial name
Rhododendron molle
(Blume) G. Don
Rhododendron molle - MHNT
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Rhododendron molle (羊踯躅) is a rhododendron species native to China and Japan, where it grows at altitudes of sea level to 2500 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 0.5–2 m in height, with leaves that are oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 5–11 by 1.5–3.5 cm in size. Flowers are yellow with dark red flecks.

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