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Rhododendron

Rhododendron (/ˌroʊdəˈdɛndrən/; pl.: rhododendra), from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon), meaning "rose", and δένδρον (déndron), meaning "tree", is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller…

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related to Books and book chapters · 87
Rhododendron → Agr, Arboreum-Lacteum ISBN, Archived, Augustin Pyramus, Azaleas ISBN, Azaleastrum, Benham, Blazich, Bradley, Camtschaticum ISBN, Candolle, Classification, Contributions Toward, Cox, Cullen, Davidian, Dept, Drawings, Elepidotes, Elepidotes Continued
related to Distribution and habitat · 49
Rhododendron → Asia, Asian, Australia, Borneo, Burma, Central Highlands, Chamberlain, East Asia, East China, Eurasia, Europe, Greenland, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas, Hymenanthes, India, Japan, Korea, Maritime Southeast Asia, More
related to Horticultural divisions · 37
Rhododendron → Anthony Waterer, Belgian, Deciduous, Dutch, England, EnglandSatsuki, English, Evergreen, Exbury, Exbury Estate, Flore Pleno, Gable, Gandavense, Ghent, Glenn Dale, Hill, Horticulturally, Indica, Japanese, Joseph
related to history · 34
Rhododendron → Although Rhododendrons, As, At, Azalea, Blume, Booram, Candolle, Chamaecistus, Chamaerhododendron, Charles, Clusius, For, He, Hymenanthes, Kalmia, Lepipherum, Linnaeus, Magor, Meanwhile, Of
related to Articles · 29
Rhododendron → American Rhododendron Society, Andrew, Benjamin, Bibcode, Black, Close Associations, Eckert, Ericaceae, Fall, Goetsch, Hall, Historical Survey, History, Horticulture, Journal American Rhododendron Society, July, Loretta, Magor, Michael, October
related to External links · 25
Rhododendron → AnatoliaDanish Genebank RhododendronDanish Genebank, Archived, CultureRhododendrons, Dr, Ericaceae, Extensive, Genebank Rhododendron Archived, History, Information, Kron, Marc Colombel, March, October, Pruhonice-Czech, Rhododendron Discovery, Rhododendrons, RhododendronsRhododendron, Société Bretonne, Steve Henning, Turkey
related to Modern classification · 25
Rhododendron → Aleastrum, Balfourian, Botanical Nomenclature, Candidastrum, Cullen, Edinburgh, Ein System, Gattung Rhododendron, In, International Code, Most, Mumeazalea, Philipson, Pseudoazalea, Pseudorhodorastrum, Rhodorastrum, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Sleumer, Sleumer's, Spethmann
related to Societies · 23
Rhododendron → American Rhododendron Society, American Rhododendron SocietyThe Quarterly, Botanical GardenSociété Finlandaise, Bulletin, Camellia, Cox, Foundation, Genus Rhododendron Taxonomic Tree, Glendoick Publishing, Information Source, ISBN, JARS, Kenneth, Magnolia Group, Peter, Rhododendron SocietyFraser South Rhododendron, Rhododendron Species, RhododendronAustralian Rhododendron SocietyGerman Rhododendron, Royal Horticultural SocietyRhododendron Species, Society
related to In media · 18
Rhododendron → American, British, Daphne Du Maurier's, Flower, Grey, James Joyce's Ulysses, Jasper Fforde, On Being Asked, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Rebecca, Rhododendrons, Shades, Sharon Creech's, The, The Rhodora, Thursday Next, Walk Two Moons, Whence Is
related to Phylogeny · 17
Rhododendron → Azaleastrum, By, Chamberlain, Following, Goetsch, Hymenanthes, ITS, Kron, Kurashige, Later Gao, Pentanthera, RPB2, Sleumer's, The, Their, Therorhodion, They

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R. falconeri eventually growing to a height of 10instance ofwith some species0.80text
composted pine barkinstance ofrhododendrons are often grown in raised beds using media0.80text
Rhododendronrelated to Additional resourcesRecords0.60section
Rhododendronrelated to Additional resourcesRhododendron Society0.60section

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