Rhododendron ponticum L.
(Rhododendron)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron)
GenusRhododendron (rhododendrons and azaleas)
FamilyERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron) :
1: Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron)
19 Apr 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
. Photos: Nail varnish peels of leaf surfaces
Image 1: Leaf - top surface - microscope low magnificationImage 2: Leaf - top surface - microscope low magnification (2)Image 3: Leaf - top surface - microscope low magnification (3)Image 4: Leaf - top surface - microscope low magnification (4)Image 5: Leaf - top surface - microscope low magnification (5)Image 6: Leaf - under surface - microscope low magnificationImage 7: Leaf - under surface - microscope low magnification (2)Image 8: Leaf - under surface - microscope low magnification (3)
2: Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron)
9 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: InflorescenceImage 3: Inflorescence (2)Image 4: Tree - in situ
3: Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron)
6 Jun 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: In flower

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Booy, O., Wade, M. & White, V. Rhododendron
Cullen, J. 2011 Naturalised rhododendrons widespread in Great Britain and Ireland Hanburyana Vol 5: 11-29.

Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 38 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron)
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