Ericaceae

Hairy alpenrose

Rhododendron hirsutum L.

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron

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Hairy alpenrose: Rhododendron hirsutum , Totes Gebirge near Wildgössl, ~2000, Styria, Austria — Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (13)

arz: رودودندرون هيرسوتوم
bar: Almrausch
Chinese: 緣毛杜鵑, 缘毛杜鹃, 奥地利杜鹃
Croatian: Dlakavi sleč
Czech: Pěnišník chlupatý
Dutch: Harig alpenroosje
English: Hairy alpenrose
German: Bewimperte Alpenrose
Hungarian: Borzas havasszépe, Molyhos havasszépe
Polish: Różanecznik kosmaty
Russian: Рододендрон жёстковолосистый
Slovak: Rododendron chlpatý
Slovenian: Dlakavi sleč

Synonyms

Azalea hirsuta (L.) Kuntze
Chamaerhododendron hirsutum (L.) Bubani
Rhododendron angustifolium Hoppe
Rhododendron germanicum Hoppe
Rhododendron glabratum Hoppe
Rhododendron hirsutum var. variegatum G.Don
Rhododendron intermedium Schur
Rhododendron latifolium Hoppe

Photos

Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.