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Pacific rhododendron

Rhododendron macrophyllum

Photo by Tom33
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Field Notes

Description:

Large woody shrub, 10-12 feet tall, with dense evergreen leaves. Showy pink flowers in clusters.

Habitat:

Open conifer forest around Trillium Lake, a 240-acre man-made lake on the south slopes of Mt. Hood. Moist soil at mid-mountain elevation (about 3600 feet) in the northern Oregon Cascades.

Notes:

Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon.
R. macrophyllum is the state flower of Washington.

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Flowers of North America
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Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest
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Flora and Fauna of Cascadia (Pacific Northwest North America)
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020

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