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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Ericaceae
Rhododendron lapponicum (L.) Wahlenb.
Lapland azalea, Lapland rhododendron, Lapland rosebay
Rhododendron: from the Greek rhodos, "rose," and dendron, "tree"
lapponicum: Latin name for a bur, rough
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| Status: | Endangered |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-12" tall shrub |
| Flower: | dark pink to purple, 5-parted, 1/2" wide, bell- to funnel-shaped, 5-10 protruding stamens; inflorescence with a few, stalked flowers in an umbel-like cluster at the ends of the stems; blooms June |
| Fruit: | capsule |
| Leaf: | alternate, evergreen, thick, leathery, elliptical, 1/2" long, densely scaled |
| Habitat: | shady; moist sandstone cliffs above rivers |
| (Glossary) |
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