| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron nivale Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya 3: t. 26 (1851) |
| Native Range | s. Qinghai to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3100-5800m |
| Description | leaves elliptic to orbiculate, to 1cm, broadly cuneate, abaxially yellow squamose, adaxially dark green, flowers of 1-3, broadly infundibuliform, 10-15mm across |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | rose, lilac, purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
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| 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 | Azalea nivalis (Hook.f.) Kuntze Rhododendron paludosum Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |