Ericaceae
Rusty-leaved alpenrose
Rhododendron ferrugineum
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
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Common names
By language (25)
- Arabic
- غار وردي, عصلة
- arz
- البينروز
- Catalan
- Neret, Abarset, Gavet, Barset, Boix de Núria, Boixerica, Gafet, Ganxet
- Chinese
- 阿爾卑斯杜鵑, 高山玫瑰杜鵑, 高山玫瑰杜鹃, 炎のアルペンローゼ, 锈色杜鹃, 阿爾卑斯玫瑰
- Croatian
- Alpska ruža
- Czech
- Pěnišník rezavý
- Danish
- Rustbladet Alperose, Alperose, Alperose (Rhododendron ferrugineum) 'Wietings Select'
- Dutch
- Gewone alpenroos, Alpenroos, Roestkleurig alpenroosje
- English
- Rusty-leaved alpenrose, Alpenrose, Alpine rose, Alpine-rose, Rhododendron, Snow-rose
- Finnish
- Ruostealppiruusu
- French
- Rose des Alpes, Laurier-rose des Alpes, Rosage
- frr
- Alpenruus
- Georgian
- Ალპური ვარდი
- German
- Rostblättrige Alpenrose, Rostrote Alpenrose, Rostroter Almrausch
- gsw
- Rostblettrigi Alperose, Alpenrose
- Japanese
- アルペンローゼ
- Macedonian
- Алпска роза
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Alperose
- Polish
- Różanecznik alpejski
- Russian
- Рододендрон ржавый
- Serbian
- Alpska ruža, Алпска ружа, Горска ружа, Рододендрон, Слец, Црвена алпска ружа
- Serbian (Latin)
- Alpska ruža
- Slovak
- Rododendron hrdzavý
- Slovenian
- Rjasti sleč
- Spanish
- La-rosa, Pentecostera, Rosa de los Alpes, Bujo, Laurel rosa, Laurel-rosa, Rododendro
Synonyms
- Azalea ferruginea (L.) Kuntze
- Chamaerhododendron ferrugineum (L.) Bubani
- Plinthocroma ferrugineum (L.) J.Dulac
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 1,181 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Philipp Pavelka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marc Riera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Emil Jantke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sandravanaalst, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: saydelah, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mayer Bruno, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.