Rhododendron occidentale

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

Rhododendron occidentale, the western azalea[1] or California azalea, is one of two deciduous Rhododendron species native to western North America (the other is Rhododendron albiflorum). The western azalea is known to occur as far north as Lincoln and Douglas Counties in Oregon and as far south as the mountains of San Diego county. Typically found in the coastal ranges of western North America, it also grows in the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, but is not known east of them.

  1. ^ NRCS. "Rhododendron occidentale". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 October 2015.