Redwoods Rhododendron
by Charles Dobbs
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Redwoods Rhododendron
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Charles Dobbs
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Redwoods Rhododendron by Charles Dobbs. Taken in the Redwoods National Park in California. Rhododendron is a genus of 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae), either evergreen or deciduous, and found mainly in Asia, although it is also widespread throughout the highlands of the Appalachian Mountains of North America. It is the national flower of Nepal as well as the state flower of West Virginia and Washington in the United States, and state tree of Sikkim and Uttarakhand in India. Most species have brightly colored flowers which bloom from late winter through to early summer.
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February 7th, 2020
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