Rhododendron farrerae Sweet is a plant in the Ericaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhododendron farrerae Sweet

Rhododendron farrerae Sweet

Mrs. Farrer's rhododendron is a deciduous violet-flowered rhododendron species native to southern China.

Family
Genus
Rhododendron
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Rhododendron farrerae Sweet

Rhododendron farrerae, commonly called Mrs. Farrer's rhododendron, is a deciduous species of rhododendron. It is native to China, where it occurs from Hong Kong and Hunan to Fujian. This species produces violet flowers and grows to a height of 60 cm, which is 2 feet. It acts as the type species for subsection Brachycalyx. It grows in dense mountain forests, at elevations between 800 and 2100 meters.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Ericaceae Rhododendron

More from Ericaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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