Rubigenous Rhododendron
Rhododendron Ferrugineux Fr: Laurier rose des Alpes
Gallery of 3 photos for Rubigenous Rhododendron
Grows just above the tree line. A favorite home for the Black Grouse (Tétras Lyre). We saw many of these, mid-August, without flowers, but the shrubs easy to identify with the rhododendron leaves.
Altitude. 1600-2500
Flower. The 5 petals are joined as a tube at the base.
Leaves. Persistant, dark green and shiny above, rust colored beneath.
Habitat. Mountain lawns, rocky and somewhat damp. Often with northern exposure and in the bottom of valleys; in the eastern part of the Mercantour.
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