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Rhododendron insigne (不凡杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southern Sichuan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 700–2,000 m (2,300–6,600 ft). This evergreen shrub grows to 1.5–6 m (4.9–19.7 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate-elliptic, obovate-lanceolate, oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, 8–13 by 2.5–4.5 cm in size. The flowers are pale to dark pink.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Rhododendron
- Family
- Ericaceae
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