Ericaceae
Lapland rosebay
Rhododendron lapponicum
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
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Common names
By language (11)
- Bulgarian
- Лапландски рододендрон
- Chinese
- 高山杜鹃, 小叶杜鹃
- English
- Lapland rosebay
- Finnish
- Lapinalppiruusu, Lapin alppiruusu
- Korean
- 담자리참꽃, 담자리꽃나무
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Lapprose
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Lapprose
- Persian
- خرزهره بلندبوم
- Russian
- Рододендрон лапландский, Рододендрон мелколистный
- se
- Duottarčikŋa, Daŋasruvso
- Swedish
- Lapsk alpros, Fjällros
Synonyms
- Azalea ferruginosa Pall.
- Azalea lapponica L.
- Azalea pallida Turcz.
- Azalea parvifolia (Adams) Kuntze
- Osmothamnus pallidus (Turcz.) DC.
- Rhododendron confertissimum Nakai
- Rhododendron lapponicum subsp. alpinum (Glehn) A.P.Khokhr.
- Rhododendron lapponicum subsp. parvifolium (Adams) T.Yamaz.
- Rhododendron lapponicum var. alpinum (Glehn) T.Yamaz.
- Rhododendron lapponicum var. roseum Abrom.
- Rhododendron lapponicum var. viride Berlin
- Rhododendron micranthum Maxim.
- Rhododendron pallidum (Turcz.) Dümmer
- Rhododendron palustre Turcz.
- Rhododendron parvifolium Adams
- Rhododendron parvifolium f. alpinum Glehn
- Rhododendron parvifolium subsp. confertissimum (Nakai) A.P.Khokhr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Toxicity: Severe, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
Photo: Louis Ancel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Louis Ancel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: jeremykirouac, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Veronica, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Anne Cordelia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: yvan.sthilaire, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Alisa Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Alisa Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Claire Fichet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: rachel mills, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Michelle DeLeonardis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Alex Romine, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.