Rhododendron grande #7

Ericaceae - Nepal, India (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, China (S. Tibet)

Rhododendron grande grows on the lower slopes of the Himalayas as a tree

Shown: Flower truss in full bloom

 

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Photographed in U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley - Berkeley, California

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