Family: Ericaceae
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Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja
Collector/Expedition: Christian, Tom
Collection number: 65
Collection date: 16th July 2008
Country/Territory: Sweden:Östergötland
Collecting locality: Sweden:Ostergotlands:St Vipph Island - southern end of the island.
Latitude: 57°32'1''N, Longitude: 16°42'0''E
Habitat: In Pinus sylvestris forest with a few individuals of Betula pendula and Sorbus aucupari.. Rhododendron tomentosum completely dominating understory - no other ground vegetation present. Shallow acid soils, which have formed in 'pockets' between extremely large rocks laid down at the end of the last ice age.
Description: Layering and suckering shrub to 1m, lanceolate leaves with revolute margins, dark green above, the undersides and upper stems covered in very dense ferruginous indumentum. 'Individuals' very hard to distinguish. This collection made from a plant on the edge of the population.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00318944
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00318944
Herbarium region: 1 (Europe excl. Britain and Ireland)
Number of sheets: 1
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