Rhododendron trichanthum

Rhododendron trichanthum (长毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan, China, where it grows at elevations of 1,600–3,700 m (5,200–12,100 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that typically grows to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, with leaves that are oblong-lanceolate and ovate-lanceolate, and 4–11 × 1.5–3.5 cm in size. The flowers are pale purple, rose red, or white.

Rhododendron trichanthum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. trichanthum
Binomial name
Rhododendron trichanthum Rehder (1945)
Synonyms[1]
Rhododendron villosum Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson (1910), nom. illeg.