Rhododendron menziesii

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Rhododendron menziesii
(Menziesia ferruginea) [1] [2]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. menziesii
Binomial name
Rhododendron menziesii
Synonyms

Menziesia ferruginea Sm. [1] [2]

Rhododendron menziesii, also classified as Menziesia ferruginea, [1] [2] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, known by several common names, including rusty menziesia, false huckleberry, fool's huckleberry and mock azalea.

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Description

Rhododendron menziesii is a mostly erect or spreading shrub often exceeding 3 metres (9.8 ft) in height, and reaching lower heights at higher elevations. [3]

Its branches are coated in thin, scaly, shreddy bark and its twigs with fine glandular hairs.

The alternately arranged deciduous leaves are oval in shape with pointed tips, reaching 4 to 6 centimeters long. The leaves are hairy, glandular, and sticky in texture, and have an unpleasant skunklike odor when crushed. [3]

The inflorescence is a loose cluster of hanging bell- or cup-shaped flowers in shades of pink to orange to yellow-green. The flower has 4 to 5 petals which are mostly fused into a cylinder, and eight stamens inside. The bloom period is June and July. [1] [2]

The fruit is a valved capsule under a centimeter long which contains many seeds.

Distribution and habitat

The shrub is native to northwestern North America from Alaska through the Pacific Northwest to northwestern California and Wyoming. [1] [2]

It is a member of the flora in mountain forests. It grows in the understory of subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa), Pacific silver fir (A. amabilis), Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), [2] western redcedar (Thuja plicata), western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), and other conifers. [3]

The plant prefers cold, wet, densely vegetated habitats where it can grow in deep shade. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Menziesia ferruginea . accessed 16 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Calflora: Menziesia ferruginea . accessed 17 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Menziesia ferruginea". www.fs.fed.us.