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Arctostaphylos pechoensis (Abrams) Dudley

Arctostaphylos pechoensis (Abrams) Dudley

Arctostaphylos pechoensis (Abrams) Dudley

Arctostaphylos pechoensis is a large manzanita shrub with dense foliage, cone-shaped flowers, and red, nearly hairless drupes.

Arctostaphylos rainbowensis J.E.Keeley & Massihi

Arctostaphylos rainbowensis J.E.Keeley & Massihi

Arctostaphylos rainbowensis J.E.Keeley & Massihi

Arctostaphylos rainbowensis is an uncommon manzanita shrub native to California, many populations already extirpated by development.

Arctostaphylos refugioensis Gankin

Arctostaphylos refugioensis Gankin

Arctostaphylos refugioensis Gankin

Arctostaphylos refugioensis is a large shrub native to coastal sage and chaparral on sandstone soils that flowers in winter and produces red drupe fruit.

Arctostaphylos nummularia subsp. nummularia

Arctostaphylos nummularia subsp. nummularia

Arctostaphylos nummularia subsp. nummularia

Arctostaphylos nummularia is a red-barked shrub with bristly twigs, small leaves, and small cylindrical drupes.

Arctostaphylos virgata Eastw.

Arctostaphylos virgata Eastw.

Arctostaphylos virgata Eastw.

Arctostaphylos virgata is a treelike shrub endemic to Marin County, California, that depends on wildfire and is threatened by fire suppression.

Arctostaphylos viridissima (Eastw.) Mc Minn

Arctostaphylos viridissima (Eastw.) Mc Minn

Arctostaphylos viridissima (Eastw.) Mc Minn

Arctostaphylos viridissima is a variable-sized manzanita shrub with peeling red bark, urn-shaped flowers, and fuzzy drupe fruit.

Arctostaphylos peninsularis P.V.Wells

Arctostaphylos peninsularis P.V.Wells

Arctostaphylos peninsularis P.V.Wells

Arctostaphylos peninsularis is an Arctostaphylos species native to Baja California, Mexico.

Arbutus canariensis Duhamel

Arbutus canariensis Duhamel

Arbutus canariensis Duhamel

Arbutus canariensis, the Canary Islands strawberry tree, is a Canary Islands endemic heath-family species threatened by habitat loss.

Arbutus madrensis S.González

Arbutus madrensis S.González

Arbutus madrensis S.González

Arbutus madrensis is a Mexican heath-family tree found in the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico.

Arbutus tessellata P.D.Sørensen

Arbutus tessellata P.D.Sørensen

Arbutus tessellata P.D.Sørensen

Arbutus tessellata is a Mexican heath-family shrub with red berries and peeling bark, found across northern and central Mexico.

Enkianthus perulatus (Miq.) C.K.Schneid.

Enkianthus perulatus (Miq.) C.K.Schneid.

Enkianthus perulatus (Miq.) C.K.Schneid.

Enkianthus perulatus is a Japanese deciduous flowering shrub with white spring flowers and colorful autumn foliage, grown widely in cultivation.

Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D.Don

Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D.Don

Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D.Don

Cassiope lycopodioides is a mat-forming perennial herb native to the northern Pacific Rim, that resembles clubmosses.

Rhododendron kawakamii Hayata

Rhododendron kawakamii Hayata

Rhododendron kawakamii Hayata

Rhododendron kawakamii Hayata is an endemic Taiwanese epiphytic yellow-flowered shrub found in mid-altitude mountain fog forests.

Rhododendron adamsii Rehder

Rhododendron adamsii Rehder

Rhododendron adamsii Rehder

Rhododendron adamsii is a flowering Rhododendron species used to make herbal tea, native to parts of Russia and Mongolia.

Rhododendron L.

Rhododendron L.

Rhododendron L.

Rhododendron maximum, or rosebay rhododendron, is a toxic evergreen clonal shrub native to the southeastern United States that dominates southern Appalachian understories.

Rhododendron micranthum Turcz.

Rhododendron micranthum Turcz.

Rhododendron micranthum Turcz.

Rhododendron micranthum Turcz. is an evergreen white-flowered rhododendron shrub native to China and Korea.

Rhododendron mucronulatum Turcz.

Rhododendron mucronulatum Turcz.

Rhododendron mucronulatum Turcz.

Rhododendron mucronulatum is a deciduous flowering shrub native to Northeast Asia, grown ornamentally and used in Korean cuisine.

Rhododendron schlippenbachii Maxim.

Rhododendron schlippenbachii Maxim.

Rhododendron schlippenbachii Maxim.

Rhododendron schlippenbachii (Royal Azalea) is a deciduous shrub that is a common local symbol in South Korea.

Rhododendron ovatum (Lindl.) Planch. ex Maxim.

Rhododendron ovatum (Lindl.) Planch. ex Maxim.

Rhododendron ovatum (Lindl.) Planch. ex Maxim.

Rhododendron ovatum is an elepidote rhododendron native to China and Taiwan, the type species of subgenus Azaleastrum.

Rhododendron farrerae Sweet

Rhododendron farrerae Sweet

Rhododendron farrerae Sweet

Mrs. Farrer's rhododendron is a deciduous violet-flowered rhododendron species native to southern China.

Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet

Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet

Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet

Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet is a Japanese azalea species with many cultivated varieties including Satsuki azaleas.

Rhododendron simsii Planch.

Rhododendron simsii Planch.

Rhododendron simsii Planch.

Rhododendron simsii Planch. is a shrubby rhododendron native to East and Southeast Asia, with some poisonous varieties.

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Rhododendron stenopetalum (R.Hogg) Mabb.

Rhododendron stenopetalum (R.Hogg) Mabb.

Rhododendron stenopetalum is a low shrub rhododendron species native to parts of Japan, with pink or lavender-pink flowers.

Rhododendron yedoense Maxim. ex Regel

Rhododendron yedoense Maxim. ex Regel

Rhododendron yedoense Maxim. ex Regel

Rhododendron yedoense, Korean azalea, is a hardy flowering Ericaceae species used in landscaping and for hybrid azalea breeding.

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