Rhododendron macrophyllum

Pacific rhododendron
In the Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Section: Rhododendron sect. Pontica
Species:
R. macrophyllum
Binomial name
Rhododendron macrophyllum
D.Don ex G.Don 1834
Natural range
Synonyms[1]

Rhododendron californicum Hook.

Rhododendron macrophyllum, the Pacific rhododendron,[2] California rosebay,[3] California rhododendron, coast rhododendron or big leaf rhododendron, is a large-leaved species of Rhododendron native to the Pacific Coast of North America. It is the state flower of Washington.[4]

  1. ^ "Rhododendron macrophyllum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron macrophyllum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ Symbols of Washington State