Ericaceae
Rhododendron
Rhododendron ponticum
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- بقيل, غار شيحي
- Asturian
- Fueyaranzu
- Chinese
- 秋花杜鹃, 钝叶杜鹃, 黑海杜鹃, 彭土杜鹃
- Dutch
- Pontische rododendron, Gewone rododendron, Wilde rododendron
- English
- Rhododendron, Pontic rhododendron
- German
- Pontische Alpenrose
- Irish
- Róslabhras
- Spanish
- Revientamulas, Rhododendrum ponticum
- Turkish
- Komar
Synonyms
- Azalea arborea L.
- Azalea lancifolia (Moench) Kuntze
- Hymenanthes pontica (L.) H.F.Copel.
- Rhododendron adansonii E.-A.Baumann
- Rhododendron catesbaeum Dum.Cours
- Rhododendron deciduum Andrews ex Steud.
- Rhododendron hyacinthiflorum Steud.
- Rhododendron lancifolium Moench
- Rhododendron lowei Loudon
- Rhododendron obtusum P.Watson
- Rhododendron odoratum Lodd. ex Steud.
- Rhododendron parviflorum Dum.Cours
- Rhododendron ponticum var. obtusum (P.Watson) G.Don
- Rhododendron speciosum Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 185 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kieran Roy Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ABesheva, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: matthew.nixon.mn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pat Patoche, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Beth Addey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.