| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron erastum Balf.f. & Forrest |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 60 (1919) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3900-4300m |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, elliptic, 1-4cm, obtuse, adaxially green, abaxially purple or green, white tomentose, flowers 3-4 in umbel, tubular-campanulate, 2-3cm long |
| Size | 5-50cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 porphyrophyllum Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron serpens Balf.f. & Forrest |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |