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Rhododendron hippophaeoides
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rhododendron hippophaeoides (灰背杜鹃) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.[1] It is in the subgenus Rhododendron (scaly or lepidote rhododendrons), subsection Lapponica. It is a small shrub, up to 4 feet (1.2 m) tall at maturity, native to altitudes of 2,400–4,800 m (7,900–15,700 ft) in southwest Sichuan and many parts of Yunnan, China. The leaves are up to 1.5 in (3.8 cm) long, gray-green above, and with overlapping yellowish-buff scales below. The flowers are bright rose or lavender-blue to bluish purple, or (rarely) white.
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