| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron russatum Balf.f & Forrest |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 126 (1919) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-4300m |
| Description | leaves oblong-elliptic to ovate, 2-5cm, obtuse, mucronate, adaxially pale green, scaly, abaxially brown and yellow, flowers of 6-10, broadly infundibuliform |
| Size | 30-80cm |
| Color | dark blue, rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 cantabile Balf.f. & Hutch. Rhododendron osmerum Balf.f. & Forrest |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |