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Rhododendron asterochnoum (Rhododendron asterochnoum)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: entire plant Rhododendron asterochnoum (汶川星毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2200–3600 meters. It is a small tree that grows to 3–7 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly oblanceolate, rarely oblong-elliptic, and 17–26 × 3–9 cm in size. Flowers are pale pink to white.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ericales

            • Family: Ericaceae

              • Genus: Rhododendron