Rhododendron strigillosum (芒刺杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Sichuan and Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,600–3,800 m (5,200–12,500 ft). It is an evergreen shrub growing to 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, 8–16 by 2.2–4 cm in size. The flowers are red or white.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. strigillosum
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It flowers too early (March–April) to be reliable in climates with extensive frosts, and is therefore not often seen in general cultivation.[1]
References
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- ^ "Rhododendron strigillosum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- "Rhododendron strigillosum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 232. 1886.
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