| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron hypenanthum Bal.f. |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 291 (1916) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya and n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves evergreen, oval to elliptic, 1-4cm, rounded, mucronate, adaxially dark green, nitid, abaxially brown squamose, petiolate, flowers 5-10 in terminal head |
| Size | 15-90cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron anthopogon ssp. hypenanthum (Balf.f.) Cullen Rhododendron anthopogon var. hypenanthum (Balf.f.) H.Hara |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |