common rhododendron

plant
Also known as: Rhododendron ponticum

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rhododendrons

  • Pacific rhododendron
    In rhododendron: Major species

    In the British Isles, common rhododendron (R. ponticum) has become an invasive species. Introduced in the late 18th century from Spain, Portugal, and, to a lesser extent, Turkey, this rhododendron forms impenetrable thickets in which virtually nothing else grows.

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