The genus Rhododendron was named by Linnaeus from the Greek word, itself derived from rhodos, rose, and dendron, tree.

Pompey's soldiers reportedly suffered lethal casualties following the consumption of honey made from Rhododendron deliberately left behind by Pontic forces in 67 BC during the Third Mithridatic War.

The communities along US 26 near Mount Hood from Brightwood to Rhododendron have petitioned to become " The Villages at Mount Hood ".

In December 2005, the communities from Rhododendron to Marmot applied to Clackamas County seeking to form a village called the Villages at Mount Hood.

It also receives runoff from Rhododendron Glen and the Woodland Garden, as well as sub-surface drainage from the neighboring course of the Broadmoor Golf Club.

The approach to the peak was made along Rhododendron Spur which ran from the beach to the peak of Chunuk Bair.

Some took three days to travel from the higher reaches of Rhododendron Spur to the beach, a little over a kilometre away.

" This extract from the Rural Rides show that the countryside has not changed much in the last 180 years ( apart from our definitions of villainous and beautiful and the invasion of that indestructible weed, Rhododendron ponticum, which is rapidly taking over the woods ).

Rhododendron atlanticum ( Greek Ροδόδενδρο ) ( Dwarf azalea or Coastal azalea ), is a species of Rhododendron native to coastal areas of the eastern United States, from New Jersey south to Georgia.

Over its next, much of which is in a relatively level stretch known as Big Bottom, the river receives Cub Creek from the left, Sisi Creek from the right, then Hunter, Fawn, Rhododendron, and Lowe creeks, all from the left, followed by Wall, Pinhead, and Campbell creeks, all from the right, Kansas Creek from the left, and Cabin Creek and Lost Creek, both from the right.

Rhododendron neoglandulosum grows in wetlands and bogs in western North America, from British Columbia to California to Colorado.

Rhododendron tomentosum, Rhododendron groenlandicum, and Rhododendron neoglandulosum grow slowly, so pick individual leaves rather than whole branches, and harvest from different shrubs.

Stones from the Spanish monastery Santa Maria de Ovila can be found in the library reading patio, the Rhododendron pavilion, and the Garden of Fragrance.

Xenophon described the odd behavior of Greek soldiers after having consumed honey in a village surrounded by Rhododendron ponticum during the march of the Ten Thousand in 401 BC.

These upper reaches have been extensively colonized by various Ericaceae ( heaths ): blueberry and cranberry ( Vaccinium ), huckleberry ( Gaylussacia ), rose azalea ( Rhododendron prinophyllum ) and rosebay rhododendron ( Rhododendron maximum ), mountain laurel ( Kalmia latifolia ), teaberry ( or wintergreen, Gaultheria ), and Allegheny menziesia ( Menziesia pilosa ).

Rhododendron niveum is the state tree of Sikkim in India.

Rhododendron is also the state tree of the state of Uttarakhand, India.

This zone is habitat for many other important tree and large shrub species such as Abies pindrow, Betula utilis, Buxus rugulosa, Benthamidia capitata, Corylus ferox, Deutzia staminea, Euonymus tingens, Abies spectalbilis, Acanthopanax cissifolius, Acer campbellii, Acer pectinatum, Betula alnoides, Coriaria terminalis, Fraxinus macrantha, Dodecadenia grandiflora, Eurya cerasifolia, Hydrangea heteromala, Ilex dipyrena, Ligustrum spp., Litsea elongata, Juglans regia, Lichelia doltsopa, Myrsine capitallata, Neolitsea umbrosa, Philadelphus tomentosus, Osmanthus fragrans, Prunus cornuta, Rhododendron companulatum, Sorbus cuspidate, and Viburnum continifolium.

The dominant trees in this type of forest are Michelia niligarica, Bischofia javanica ( Bishop wood ), Calophyllum tomentosa, Cedrela toona ( Indian Mahogany ), Eugenia ( myrtle ) spp., Ficus glomerata ( Atti or Cluster Fig Tree or Gular Fig tree ) and Mallotus spp. Shola forests have an upper storey of small trees, generally Pygeum gardneri, Schefflera racemosa, Linociera ramiflora, Syzygium spp., Rhododendron nilgiricum, Mahonia nepalensis, Elaeocarpus recurvatus, Ilex denticulata, Michelia nilagirica, Actinodaphne bourdellonii, and Litsea wightiana.

* Asian-has an outstanding Rhododendron collection ( 259 taxa, 397 accessions ) including many mature tree Rhododendrons too tender for most North American climates.

* Rhododendron (" PJM ")

This plant family is also typical of peat bogs and blanket bogs ; examples include Rhododendron groenlandicum and Kalmia polifolia.

Due to its high rainfall ( 900 – 1200 mm ), mild temperatures and high mountains ( Mount Meron's elevation is 1, 000 – 1, 208 metres ), the upper Galilee region contains some unique flora and fauna: prickly juniper ( Juniperus oxycedrus ), Lebanese cedar ( Cedrus libani ), which grows in a small grove on Mount Meron, cyclamens, paeonias and Rhododendron ponticum which sometimes appears on Meron.

Rhododendron is a genus characterized by shrubs and small to ( rarely ) large trees, the smallest species growing to tall, and the largest, R. giganteum, reported to over tall.

Rhododendron is extremely toxic to horses, with some animals dying within a few hours of ingesting the plant, although most horses tend to avoid it if they have access to good forage.

Rhododendron arboreum ( lali guransh ) is the national flower of Nepal.

Rhododendron catawbiense, the most widespread rhododendron of the Appalachian Mountains, is the state flower of West Virginia, and is in the Flag of West Virginia.

Rhododendron macrophyllum, a widespread rhododendron of the Pacific Northwest, is the state flower of Washington.

Rhododendron ' President Roosevelt ' is a popular cultivar of Rhododendron with striking variegated leaves and trusses of bright red flowers that fade to white in the centre.

The flowers of some rhododendrons can appear similar to those of some hydrangeas, but Rhododendron ( including azalea ) is in a different order.

Much of the area is however becoming invaded by the alien plant, Rhododendron ponticum which provides a covering of pink blossom in May and June, but which is slowly blanketing out the native flora.

* The Homestead Outdoor Program Center is located on the historically significant Creighton Homestead in Rhododendron at the base of Mount Hood.

Fitzwilliam is home to Rhododendron State Park, a grove of native rhododendrons that bloom in mid-July.

The Roan Mountain Rhododendron Festival is held each summer at the lower elevation of Roan Mountain State Park, offering visitors opportunities to sample traditional foods, purchase locally handmade crafts, and listen to a variety of traditional Southern Appalachian musicians, as well as to view the alpine catawba rhododendron gardens whose blooming season usually peaks during the third or fourth weekend in June.

The first element is probably the name of the plant pors or finnmarkspors ( Rhododendron tomentosum ).

Rhododendron is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.

It is located within the Mount Hood Corridor, between Rhododendron and Welches on U. S. Route 26.

The valley basin has a rich ecotone diversity and includes nineteen different types of forests, most prominently Rhododendron, and also Himalayan blue pine, which is flanked by Ganesh Himal and the Sringi ranges.

The reserve is dedicated to the preservation of the western azalea ( Rhododendron occidentale ), whose pink and white flowers bloom in profusion each April and May.

The corollas are usually radially symmetrical ( actinomorphic ) but many flowers of the genus Rhododendron are somewhat bilaterally symmetrical ( zygomorphic ).

Recent genetic investigations have caused an ongoing realignment of species and groups within the genus, and also have caused the old genus Ledum to be reclassified within subgenus Rhododendron.

Species of the genus Rhododendron are native to every continent of the world, except South America and Africa.

In Rhododendron, a genus with many broadleaf evergreens, several species grow in mature forests but are usually found on highly acidic soil where the nutrients are less available to plants.

Azaleas () are flowering shrubs comprising two of the eight subgenera of the genus Rhododendron, Tsutsuji ( evergreen ) and Pentanthera ( deciduous ).

These are evergreen shrubs that belong to the genus Rhododendron.

The flowers are unusual in comparison with other species of the genus Rhododendron found in northeastern North America.

* Rhododendron and Azalea-1, 857 recorded specimens of the genus Rhododendron ( which includes azaleas ), representing 649 unique names ( taxa ).

Recent genetic evidence has shown that the species previously treated in this genus are correctly placed in the genus Rhododendron, where they are now treated as Rhododendron subsect.

Because some of the species names used in Ledum could not be used in Rhododendron ( the names already having been used for other species already in this large genus ), new names had to be coined for them.