Rhododendron L.
(rhododendrons and azaleas)

Subtaxon	Rank	No of images	No of ID refs
Rhododendron catawbiense a cultivated rhododendron	Species		1 ident. refs
Rhododendron macrophyllum Californian Rosebay	Species		1 ident. refs
Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron	Species	13 images	2 ident. refs

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Genus	Rhododendron (rhododendrons and azaleas)
Family	ERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
Order	ERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Rhododendron is also a member of:
Woody plants - subshrubs (via Ericaceae)
Broadleaved shrubs - broadleaved shrubs (via Ericaceae)
Endomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs - endomycorrhizal or endotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs (via Ericaceae)
Endomycorrhizal trees and shrubs - endomycorrhizal or endotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubs (via Endomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Broadleaved trees and shrubs - broadleaved trees and shrubs (via Endomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Xylophytes - broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers (via Broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Endomycorrhizal plants - plants that form endomycorrhiza (via Endomycorrhizal trees and shrubs)
Trees and shrubs - trees and shrubs, including conifers (via Endomycorrhizal trees and shrubs)
Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants - trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers (via Broadleaved shrubs)

Rhododendron (rhododendrons and azaleas) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhododendron (rhododendrons and azaleas)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 250 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhododendron (rhododendrons and azaleas)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Rhododendron is also a member of:

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