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Rhododendron macrophyllum; California Rhododendron; (shown with Sequoia sempervirens)   

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Rhododendron macrophyllum
Rhododendron macrophyllum
California Rhododendron
(shown with Sequoia sempervirens)
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 6666 6666 0713 0081 (2013-07-16)

Copyright © 2013 California Academy of Sciences

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Jun 21, 2012
  • latitude 41.67083   longitude -124.11756   max error distance 6939 meters     View on Google Maps.
  • horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984
  • georeferencing source GeoLocate
  • location   Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park; Redwood National Park (Del Norte County, California, US)
  • family Ericaceae
  • notes   Rhododendron macrophyllum, the Pacific Rhododendron, Coast Rhododendron or Big Leaf Rhododendron, is a broadleaf evergreen rhododendron species native to western North America. Sequoia sempervirens is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood, California redwood, and giant redwood. It is an evergreen, long-lived, monoecious tree living 1200–1800 years or more. This species includes the tallest trees on Earth, reaching up to 379 feet.
  • CalAcademy slide #   California Redwood and Pacific Rhododendron 120621 _D802203
  • photo category: Plant - tree/shrub
  • original filename: California Redwood and Pacific Rhododendron 120621 _D802203.jpg

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   California Rhododendron, Pacific Rhododendron (photographer)
  • Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)
  • View Calflora record for Rhododendron macrophyllum
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  • The photographer's identification Rhododendron macrophyllum has not been reviewed. Click here to review or comment on the identification.

     
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