| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron camtschaticum Pall. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ross. 1: 48 (1784) |
| Native Range | Russian Far East to Alaska, n. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine or Subarctic |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | branches erect, leaves deciduous, 2-5cm long, obovate, at margins hirsute, flowers of 1-3, infundibuliform, 25-35mm across, floral pedicels long, erect |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pink, purple, white |
| 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 camtschatica (Pall.) Kuntze Chamaecistus camtschaticus (Pall.) Regel Rhodothamnus camtschaticus (Pall.) Peterm. Therorhodion camtschaticum (Pall.) Small Therorhodion camtschaticum f. albiflorum Nakai |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, KUR Kuril Is., MAG Magadan, SAK Sakhalin) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska) |