| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron anthopogon D.Don |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron aromaticum Wall. |
| Rhododendron haemonium Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3000-5100m |
| Description | leaves obovate-elliptic to ovate, 25-35mm long, obtuse, mucronate, abaxially densely brown scaly, flowers of 4-9, corolla narrowly infundibuliform, 12-19mm, lobes spreading |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | pink, yellowish white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
anthopogon hypenanthum (Balf.f.) Cullen, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37(2): 327 (1979)
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