Rhododendron argyrophyllum (Rhododendron argyrophyllum)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: entire plant Rhododendron argyrophyllum is a flowering plant in the heathrow. This breed was Franch. The first scientific description was in 1886. Rhododendron argyrophyllum (银叶杜鹃) is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to forested slopes at 1,600–2,300 m (5,200–7,500 ft) in E and NW Guizhou, S and W Sichuan, and NE Yunnan in China. Growing 3–7 m (9.8–23.0 ft) tall, it is an evergreen shrub with handsome elliptic or lanceolate leaves up to 13 cm (5.1 in) in length; and pale pink bell-shaped flowers in late spring. The Latin specific epithet argyrophyllum, meaning “silver-leaved”, refers to the silvery-white under-surface (indumentum) of the leaves.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Ericaceae
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Genus: Rhododendron
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