Royal azalea
Rhododendron schlippenbachii Maxim. [Ericaceae]
Kurofunetsutsuji (クロフネツツジ, 黒船躑躅)
Life form: deciduous shrub
Distribution: Manchuria - Far East - Korea (introduced to Japan in 1668)
Habitat: mountainous forests
Rhododendron schlippenbachii transplanted in Sapporo
[Left] a shrub. [Center] close-up of leaves. [Right] a flower. This shrub was transplanted on September 26 1980 for the golden anniversary of Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. In front of the Hokkaido University Museum on May 20 2011. This year I entered the university.
References
- ericoid mycorrhiza, shown in mycorrhizae
- Rhododendron albrechtii
- Rhododendron obtusm