Rhododendron ponticum

Rhododendron ponticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. ponticum
Binomial name
Rhododendron ponticum L.
Synonyms[1]
List Azalea arborea L. Azalea lancifolia (Moench) Kuntze Hymenanthes pontica (L.) H.F.Copel. Rhododendron adansonii E.-A.Baumann Rhododendron catesbaei J.Forbes Rhododendron catesbaeum Dum.Cours. Rhododendron deciduum Andrews ex Steud. Rhododendron hyacinthiflorum Steud. Rhododendron lancifolium Moench Rhododendron lowei Loudon Rhododendron obtusum P.Watson Rhododendron odoratum Lodd. ex Steud. Rhododendron ponticum f. angustilobum Rukhadze & Pachulia Rhododendron ponticum f. aurantiacomaculatum Rukhadze & Pachulia Rhododendron ponticum f. brachystamineum Rukhadze & Pachulia Rhododendron ponticum f. crispatum Rukhadze & Pachulia Rhododendron ponticum f. luteomaculatum Rukhadze & Pachulia Rhododendron ponticum var. obtusum (P.Watson) G.Don Rhododendron ponticum f. parviflorum Rukhadze & Pachulia Rhododendron speciosum Salisb.

Rhododendron ponticum, called common rhododendron or pontic rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the Rhododendron genus of the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to the Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe and the Caucasus region in northern West Asia.