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Rhododendron lapponicum (Lapland rosebay)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Rhododendron lapponicum (Lapland rosebay, 高山杜鹃) is a rhododendron species found in subarctic regions around the world, where it grows at altitudes ranging from sea level to 1900 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 0.2–0.45 m in height, with leaves that are oblong-elliptic or ovate-elliptic to oblong-obovate, 0.4–1.5 by 0.2–0.5 cm in size. Flowers are reddish or purple.
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Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Spring
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Fire Tolerance [1]  Medium
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Frost Free Days [1]  60 days
Growth Period [1]  Spring
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Hazards [2]  Although no specific mention of toxicity has been seen for this species, it belongs to a genus where many members have poisonous leaves. The pollen of many if not all species of rhododendrons is also probably toxic, being said to cause intoxication when eaten in large quantities;
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Propagation [1]  Corm, Cutting, Seed, Sprig
Root Depth [1]  24 inches (61 cm)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Prostrate
Structure [2]  Shrub
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Flower Color [1]  Purple
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Yellow
Flower Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [2]  39 inches (1 m)
Width [2]  39 inches (1 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 0 Low Temperature: -65 F° (-53.9 C°) → -60 F° (-51.1 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [1]  Mostly Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
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Protected Areas

Predators

Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue Butterfly)[3]
Clossiana euphrosyne[3]
Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak)[3]

Providers

Pollinated by 
Olethreutes inquietana[3]
Parasyrphus tarsatus[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0