Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron ponticum · also Common rhododendron, Pontic rhododendron
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Rhododendron ponticum, also known as common or pontic rhododendron, is a flowering plant in the heath family (Ericaceae) that can grow as a shrub or small tree. It is native to the Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe and the Caucasus region in northern West Asia.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 650.01%—1.4 in
- 10.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.4 in, mean 1.3 in, 90th percentile 1.7 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
- Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
Other Rhododendron in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
