| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron prostratum W.W.Sm. |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 202 (1914) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3300-4800m |
| Description | leaves orbiculate-elliptic, bright green, in youth setose, later dark green and shiny, flowers flatly infundibuliform |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| 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 | Rhododendron chamaeunum Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron charitodes Balf.f. & Farrer Rhododendron cosmetum Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron saluense ssp. chamaeunum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cullen Rhododendron saluense var. prostratum (W.W.Sm.) R.C.Fang Rhododendron sericocalyx Balf.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |