| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron nivale Hook.f. |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron paludosum Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| 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 |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
nivale australe M.N.Philipson & Philipson, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34(1): 54 (1975)
nivale boreale M.N.Philipson & Philipson, ibid.
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