Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 13: 318 (1927)
WFO ID: wfo-0001048874
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333143-1
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Creeping shrub, 0.15—0.6m; perulae persistent. Leaves elliptic, (4-)6—7.5 x 1.8-2.8cm, 2.7—3.5 x as long as broad, apex acuminate, base cuneate, lower surface with a dense greyish to fawn bistrate indumentum, the upper layer loosely ramiform, lanate-tomentose, the lower compacted; petioles clem, glabrescent. Inflorescence 6-10-flowered; rhachis less than 5mm; pedicels 10- 15mm, glabrous. Calyx 1 -2mm, glabrous or occasionally sparsely floccose. Corolla funnel-campanulate, white or pale yellow to pink, with purple flecks, 35-45mm. Ovary and style glabrous. Capsule c.10 x 4mm.
Rocky pastures
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):358