| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron hirsutum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 392 (1753) |
| Native Range | c. & e. Alps to nw. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 1200-2700m |
| Description | young branchlets hirsute, leaves 1-3cm, elliptic-oblong, ciliate, obscurely crenate, margins a little revolute, flowers 15mm long, campanulate-infundibuliform |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | pale pink |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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 hirsuta (L.) Kuntze Chamaerhododendron hirsutum (L.) Bubani Rhododendron angustifolium Hoppe Rhododendron germanicum Hoppe Rhododendron germanicum var. hirsutum (L.) Hoppe Rhododendron glabratum Hoppe Rhododendron hirsutum var. albiflorum (Goiran) Schröt. Rhododendron hirsutum f. albiflorum Goiran Rhododendron hirsutum f. album Schinz & R.Keller Rhododendron hirsutum var. ciliatum Braun-Blanq. Rhododendron hirsutum f. dryadifolium (Murr) Braun-Blanq. Rhododendron hirsutum var. dryadifolium Murr Rhododendron hirsutum var. fallax Bornm. Rhododendron hirsutum f. glabratum (Asch. & Kuhn) Zabel Rhododendron hirsutum var. glabratum Asch. & Kuhn Rhododendron hirsutum var. hispidissimum Schröt. Rhododendron hirsutum f. laciniatum (Schröt.) Braun-Blanq. Rhododendron hirsutum var. laciniatum (Schröt.) Bean Rhododendron hirsutum var. lasiopus Brügger ex Schröd. Rhododendron hirsutum f. latifolium (Hoppe) Zabel Rhododendron hirsutum var. latifolium Hoppe Rhododendron hirsutum var. microphyllum Briq. Rhododendron hirsutum f. microphyllum (Briq.) Bolzon Rhododendron hirsutum f. nanum Bolzon Rhododendron hirsutum var. parvifolium L.Keller Rhododendron hirsutum f. variegatum (G.Don) Rehder Rhododendron hirsutum var. variegatum G.Don Rhododendron intermedium Schur Rhododendron latifolium Hoppe |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |