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 ( from Ancient Greek ῥόδον " rose " and δένδρον " tree ") is a genus of over 1000 species of woody plants in the heath family, either evergreen or deciduous.

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

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.

" 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 ).

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.

It is also home to the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary, and has over twenty-four species of the rhododendron, the state flower.

Rhododendron State Park in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, USA, is a state park located on and around Little Monadnock Mountain, containing a stand of native Rhododendron maximum, the largest of nineteen similar stands in central and northern New England, the northern limit of their growing range.

The seal is represented by the official state symbols of the Goldfinch, chosen in 1951 by schoolchildren ; the Rhododendron, voted in by Washington Women prior to universal suffrage in 1892 ; and the twin gavels of the state legislature, representing the bipartisan spirit of lawmaking, all enclosed in a circle.

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

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.

East Sikkim district is home to three wildlife sanctuaries: Barsey Rhododendron, Fambong Lho, and Kyongnosla Alpine.

ICRAs are generally formed by societies and institutions specializing in particular plant genera such as Dahlia or Rhododendron and are currently located in Europe, North America, China, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Puerto Rico.

Azaleas make up two subgenera of Rhododendron.

Rhododendron wardii var.

* Subgenus Rhododendron L .: small leaf or lepidotes ( with scales on the underside of their leaves ); several hundred species, type: Rhododendron ferrugineum.

* Subgenus Hymenanthes ( Blume ) K. Koch: large leaf or elepidotes ( without scales on the underside of their leaves ); about 140 species, type: Rhododendron degronianum.

* Subgenus Pentanthera G. Don: deciduous azaleas ; about 25 species, type Rhododendron luteum.

* Subgenus Tsutsusi: evergreen azaleas, about 110 species ; type Rhododendron indicum.

: five species ; type Rhododendron ovatum.

* Subgenus Candidastrum ( Sleumer ) Philipson & Philipson: one species ; Rhododendron albiflorum.

* Subgenus Mumeazalea: one species, Rhododendron semibarbatum.

* Subgenus Therorhodion: one species, Rhododendron camtschaticum.

There are over 28, 000 cultivars of Rhododendron in the International Rhododendron Registry held by the Royal Horticultural Society.

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.

Some species ( e. g. Rhododendron ponticum in Ireland and the United Kingdom ) are invasive as introduced plants, spreading in woodland areas replacing the natural understory.