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Rhododendron lapponicum is a dwarf species of Rhododendron native to arctic and subarctic regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. It is commonly known as Lapland rosebay, rhododendron de Laponie in French-speaking Canada, qijjuttaaqpait tipilitt (ᕿᔾᔪᑦᑖᖅᐸᐃᑦ ᑎᐱᓕᑦᑦ) in Inuktitut-speaking regions of Canada, and gāoshān dùjuān (高山杜鹃) in China. The specific epithet lapponicum was given to the species by Carl Linnaeus, naming it after the Swedish region of Lapland.
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Is it poisonous?
Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Grayanotoxins in leaves, flowers and nectar (mad honey) Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rhododendron parvifolium — toxic
- Rhododendron setosum — toxic
- Rhododendron adamsii — toxic
- Rhododendron kotschyi — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
- Species
- Rhododendron lapponicum
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