Rhododendron spiciferum

Rhododendron spiciferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: R. spiciferum
Binomial name
Rhododendron spiciferum
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Rhododendron spiciferum (碎米花) is a rhododendron species native to western Guizhou and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 800–1900 meters. It is a small shrub that grows to 0.2–0.6 m in height, with leaves that are narrowly oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 1.2–4 by 0.4–1.2 cm in size. Flowers are pink or rarely white.

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