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| Alpine tundra ecosystem: above 3500 meters |
| Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum |
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| Profile |
| Scientific
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Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum
( Hayata) |
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| Features: |
Rhododendron
pseudochrysanthum are evergreen trees or shrubs, depending
on their natural environment, with elliptical leaves. Their
white or pink flowers have bell-shaped corollas and are clustered
together in an umbel, often at the front end of branches,
and bloom between May and August. When in blossom, their flowers
create a flourishing scene of prosperity to the usually solitary
high mountain range. A plant full of vitality, the Rhododendron
pseudochrysanthum can survive on either vast open ground where
sunshine is in abundance or in coniferous forests where there
is little to no sunlight. In Abies or Tsuga forests, they
usually grow to become tall and erect trees, whereas on barren
rocky walls, they grow amongst Juniperus Sqyanata Lamb shrubs
and develop twisted branches and twigs. |
| Habitat: |
Rhododendron
pseudochrysanthum are distributed
in mountains at altitudes of 3100-3900m, the highest of any
species in the rhododendron family. |
| Alpine
Tundra Areas>Flora>Rhododendron
pseudochrysanthum |
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