| Rhododendron intricatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. intricatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron intricatum | |
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Rhododendron intricatum (隐蕊杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to central and western Sichuan, as well as northern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,500–4,500 m (11,500–14,800 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that typically grows to 50–100 cm (20–39 in) in height, with leaves that are oblong-elliptic to ovate, and 0.5–1.2 × 0.3–0.7 cm in size. The flowers are pale lavender, purple-blue to dark blue, or rarely yellowish.
This very compact shrub flowers profusely when it is only a few centimetres tall, and is also hardy, being an alpine plant. It is therefore a suitable subject for a rock garden.[1]
References
- ↑ "Rhododendron intricatum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 9: 395. 1895.
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