| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron qinghaiense Ching ex W.Y.Wang |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 20: 56 (1982) |
| Native Range | s. Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 4200-4300m |
| Description | very ramose, leaves oblong, 6-8mm, abaxially rusty brown, densely squamose, adaxially dark green, flowers usually of 2, corolla infundibuliform, ca. 1cm |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | purple pink |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai) |