Rhododendron aureum Georgi

Kuril Archipelago: Chirpoi, inland coastal margin of Peschanaya Bay;
near rocky outcrops to the east; on slope to adjacent peak. Lava
outcrop with alpine planift dominated by Salix, Empetrum, Vaccinium;
surrounding slopes dominated by Calamagrostis.
46°32'26 N 150°53'24 E Elev. 50-lGQfii
(= R. chrysanthum Pallas); fruits and pedicels reddish* leaves
coriaceous, revolute; plants prostrate	-	-*
Collected by: Sarah Gage, J.A. Lopez , SG 1503	23	Aug	1995
Determined By: Sarah Gage
INTERNATIONAL KURIL ISLAND PROJECT
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
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