Rhododendron ferrugineum

Rhododendron ferrugineum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. ferrugineum
Binomial name
Rhododendron ferrugineum

Rhododendron ferrugineum, the alpenrose, snow-rose, or rusty-leaved alpenrose is an evergreen shrub that grows just above the tree line in the Alps, Pyrenees, Jura and northern Apennines, on acid soils. It is the type species for the genus Rhododendron.

  1. ^ Khela, S. (2013). "Rhododendron ferrugineum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203007A2758537. Retrieved 13 March 2023.