Rhododendron phaeochrysum
# Rhododendron phaeochrysum

Rhododendron phaeochrysum (栎叶杜鹃) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is native to western Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,000–4,800 m (9,800–15,700 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that grows to 1–4.5 m (3.3–14.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic to ovate-oblong, 5–14 by 2–5.5 cm in size. The flowers are white to pale pink, with purplish spots.

