Species PlantsWhite-flowered Rhododendron

White-flowered Rhododendron

Rhododendron albiflorum

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Illustration of White-flowered Rhododendron (Rhododendron albiflorum)
Safety note: Toxic if ingested.

White-flowered Rhododendron is a native mountain shrub of the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies, producing white, cup-shaped flowers that bloom in late spring and summer along subalpine streams and mountain slopes. It is less showy than other rhododendrons but forms important habitat structure in subalpine shrub communities.

Habitat
Subalpine stream banks and moist mountain slopes in the Pacific Northwest and Rockies
Diet
Flowers visited by native bees; dense stems provide cover for small mammals
How common
Uncommon

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