| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron setosum D.Don |
| Bibliography | Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 3: 408 (1821) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-5600m |
| Description | leaves ovate to oblong, 7-12mm long, ciliate, mucronate, adaxially dark green, scaly, abaxially light grey-green, densely setose and scaly, flowers 12-16mm, infundibuliform |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Azalea setosa (D.Don) Kuntze Rhododendron anthopogon Wall. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |