Rhododendron occidentale (Western Azalea)

 6/15/03 Fuller Mill Creek Picnic Area (creekside), San Jacinto Mountains,

San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside County, CA

6/15/03 Fuller Mill Creek

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Western Azalea

SPECIES: Rhododendron occidentale

FAMILY: Ericaceae (Heath Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 6/15/2003

LOCATION: Fuller Mill Creek Picnic Area (creekside), San Jacinto Mountains, San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Stem densely branched, < 5 m; twigs slender

Leaf 3–9 cm, 1–3 cm wide, elliptic to obovate; upper surface light green, midvein not sunken; base wedge-shaped; margin ciliate

Flower < 5 cm

Ecology: Streambanks, seeps, coniferous forests

Elevation: < 2200 m.  

Bioregional distribution: North Coast, Klamath Ranges, Outer North Coast Ranges, Inner North Coast Ranges, High Cascade Range, High Sierra Nevada, Central Coast, San Francisco Bay Area, n Inner South Coast Ranges, Peninsular Ranges 

Distribution outside California: Oregon

Horticultural information: IRR or WET, DRN: 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17 &SHD: 3, 7, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; CVS.