| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron anthopogon D.Don |
| Bibliography | Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 3: 409 (1821) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya and. n. Burma |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-5100m |
| Description | leaves obovate-elliptic to ovate, 25-35mm long, obtuse, mucronate, abaxially densely brown scaly, flowers of 4-9, corolla narrowly infundibuliform, 12-19mm, lobes spreading |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | pink, yellowish white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 anthopogon var. album Davidian Rhododendron anthopogon var. haemonium (Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper) Cowan & Davidian Rhododendron aromaticum Wall. Rhododendron haemonium Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |