Rhododendron hirsutum

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Rhododendron hirsutum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron subg. Rhododendron
Species:
R. hirsutum
Binomial name
Rhododendron hirsutum

Rhododendron hirsutum, commonly known as the hairy alpenrose is one of the species of

Carpathians.[2] It grows on carbonate-rich soils, whereas its close relative R. ferrugineum grows on acid soils; where the two occur together, they frequently produce the hybrid Rhododendron × intermedium.[1]

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