Rhododendron aureum
Yellow Flower Rosebay
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Rhododendron aureum (commonly known as Yellow-flower rosebay) is a shrub belonging to the Ericaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Rhododendron, which contains over 1150 distinct species. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, Sakhalin, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya
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