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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. albrechtii
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron albrechtii Maxim., 1871
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Rhododendron albrechtii is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. [1] It is endemic to Japanese temperate rainforests. Native of central and northern Japan; described from specimens collected in the 1860s by Michael Albrecht of the Russian Consulate at Hakodate, for whom the species is named. [2] [3]
Rhododendron albrechtii is a deciduous shrub growing up to 4 feet tall. [4] The leaves often arranged in clusters of five. Pink and magenta flowers bloom in early spring in clusters of three to five. [5] [2]
Rhododendron albrechtii thrives in cold, sub-alpine zones in the rainforests of Honshu and Hokkaido. It is cultivated in Europe. [2]
This rhododendron seems to prefer woodland conditions. [2]
Rhododendron albrechtii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. albrechtii
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron albrechtii Maxim., 1871
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Synonyms | |
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Rhododendron albrechtii is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. [1] It is endemic to Japanese temperate rainforests. Native of central and northern Japan; described from specimens collected in the 1860s by Michael Albrecht of the Russian Consulate at Hakodate, for whom the species is named. [2] [3]
Rhododendron albrechtii is a deciduous shrub growing up to 4 feet tall. [4] The leaves often arranged in clusters of five. Pink and magenta flowers bloom in early spring in clusters of three to five. [5] [2]
Rhododendron albrechtii thrives in cold, sub-alpine zones in the rainforests of Honshu and Hokkaido. It is cultivated in Europe. [2]
This rhododendron seems to prefer woodland conditions. [2]