| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron sophistarum Craven |
| Bibliography | Blumea 56: 35 (2011) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-4800m |
| Description | leaves crowded, sessile, coriaceous, linear-elliptic, 3-4mm, obtuse, mucronate, spiny serrate, inflorescence capitate, 2-6-flowered, corolla 4mm long, lobes ovate, 2mm long |
| Size | 4-7cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Diplarche pauciflora Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |