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Pacific rhododendron

Rhododendron macrophyllum

Photo by shebebusynow
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Field Notes

Description:

large cluster of pink flowers on a woody bush with evergreen, oval leaves.

Habitat:

Pacific temperate rain forest, as an understory to Douglas fir, hemlock and spruce, but getting much larger in clearings

Notes:

This is the native variety for our area. These are actually carnivorous plants; their sticky hairs will glue hapless bugs to them, which they slowly digest. It's not a large source of diet for them, though.

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Rhododendron macrophyllum

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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PublishedApril 15, 2011

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