Rhododendron aureum Georgi

PLANTS OF RUSSIA
Rhododendron aureum Georgi.
Ericaceae
Kuril Archipelago: Shumshu, about 2 km south of Cape Pochtareva;
environs of first river north of Koshkina River. Gentle north facing
slope above stream; patchy Alnus, Pinus, Rhododendron, Empetrum
mosiac.
50°49’7 N 156°29'31 E Elev. 50 feet
Leaves leathery; common to dominant; Fide Iwatsuki, Flora of Japan
Vol. 3A
Collected by: Sarah Gage, SG 4207	8	Aug	1997
Determined By: Sarah Gage
INTERNATIONAL KURIL ISLAND PROJECT
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
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