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Rhododendron lapponicum (L.) Wahlenb.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesRhododendron lapponicum (L.) Wahlenb. 
SynonymsAzalea lapponica L.
 Rhododendron confertissimum Nakai
 Rhododendron pallidum (Turcz.) Dümmer
Habitattundra
Altitude0-1900m
Descriptionleaves oblong-elliptic to obovate, obtuse, mucronate, adaxially pale green, dull, densely scaly, abaxially red-brown, flowers of 3-5, infundibuliform, 7-13mm across
Size20-40cm
Colorpurple, pinkish violet
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typedecumbent shrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
Territory Circumpolar
Europe
     Northern Europe (Finland , Norway , Sweden )
Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Yakutskiya )
     Russian Far East (Amur , Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Magadan , Primorye , Sakhalin )
     China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria )
     Mongolia
     Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea )
Northern America
     Subarctic America (Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon )
     Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba )
     Eastern Canada (Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Québec )
     North-Central U.S.A. (Wisconsin )
     Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire , New York)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Rhododendron lapponicum (L.) Wahleb., Fl. Lapp. [Wahlenberg] 104 (1812)

Basionym:
Azalea lapponica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 151 (1753)

Synonyms:
Azalea ferruginosa Pall.
Azalea pallida Turcz.
Ozothamnus pallidus (Turcz.) DC.
Rhododendron confertissimum Nakai
Rhododendron pallidum (Turcz.) Dümmer
Rhododendron parvifolium confertissimum (Nakai) A.P.Khokhr.

Circumpolar
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