Pacific rhododendron | |
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In the Olympic Peninsula, Washington | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Section: | Rhododendron sect. Pontica |
Species: | R. macrophyllum
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron macrophyllum | |
Natural range | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Rhododendron californicum Hook. |
Rhododendron macrophyllum, the Pacific rhododendron,[2] California rosebay,[3] California rhododendron, coast rhododendron or big leaf rhododendron, is a large-leaved species of Rhododendron native to the Pacific Coast of North America. It is the state flower of Washington.[4]