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Rhododendron As A Flowering Plant Eugene, Oregon
Rhododendron is either evergreen or deciduous and found mainly in Asia, although it is also widespread throughout lowland and montane forests in the Pacific Northwest, California, the Northeastern United States, and especially in the highlands of the Appalachian Mountains of North America. [from wikipedia]
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Backyard Rhododendrons, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon

They have frequently been divided based on the presence or absence of scales on the abaxial (lower) leaf surface (lepidote or elepidote). These scales, unique to subgenus Rhododendron, are modified hairs consisting of a polygonal scale attached by a stalk.[from wikipedia]

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Pale Pink Rhododendron, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon

A number of closely related genera had been included together with Rhododendron in a former tribe, Rhodoreae. These have been progressively incorporated into Rhododendron.[from wikipedia]

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Pale Yellow Rhododendron, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon

A number of closely related genera had been included together with Rhododendron in a former tribe, Rhodoreae. These have been progressively incorporated into Rhododendron.[from wikipedia]

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Pink Rhododendron, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon

Rhododendron is either evergreen or deciduous and found mainly in Asia, although it is also widespread throughout lowland and montane forests in the Pacific Northwest, California, the Northeastern United States, and especially in the highlands of the Appalachian Mountains of North America.[from wikipedia]


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