| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron ferrugineum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 392 (1753) |
| Native Range | Pyrenees, e. France to nw. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-3200m |
| Description | evergreen, leaves oval-oblong, shiny, abaxially red scaly, at margins revolute, flowers campanulate, crowded |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Azalea ferruginea (L.) Kuntze Chamaerhododendron ferrugineum (L.) Bubani Plinthocroma ferrugineum (L.) Dulac Rhododendron ferrugineum var. albiflorum DC. Rhododendron ferrugineum f. album (D.Don) Zabel Rhododendron ferrugineum var. album D.Don Rhododendron ferrugineum var. atrococcineum Bean Rhododendron ferrugineum f. atrococcineum (Bean) Rehder Rhododendron ferrugineum var. erectum Millais Rhododendron ferrugineum f. erectum (Millais) Rehder Rhododendron ferrugineum f. plenum Rehder Rhododendron ferrugineum f. variegatum (Bean) Rehder Rhododendron ferrugineum var. variegatum Bean Rhododendron germanicum var. ferrugineum (L.) Hoppe |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |