Ericaceae
Rhododendron

Rhododendron lapponicum (L.) Wahlenb.

First published in Fl. Lapp.: 104 (1812)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic to N. Central & NE. U.S.A. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Amur, British Columbia, Finland, Greenland, Inner Mongolia, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mongolia, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Sweden, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barkalov, V.Y. (ed.) (1991). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 5: 1-388. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Malyschev, L.I. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Siberia 11: 1-310. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 4: 1-482. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barkalov, V.Y. (ed.) (1991). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 5: 1-388. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.
  • Malyschev, L.I. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Siberia 11: 1-310. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brown, R. (Mr) [67-70] Greenland K004112722 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004112724 Yes
[Dr. H. Rick] [s.n.] Greenland K004112726 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [73] Greenland K005521976 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] K004112725 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [206] Greenland K005521966 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [136] Greenland K005521963 Yes
[Reygasse] [s.n.] Greenland K005521951 Yes
Morrison (Dr) [s.n.] Canada K004112723 Yes
Eberlin [630] K004112720 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K004112721 Yes
[Miss S. Mains] [s.n.] United States K005521957 Yes
Bryhn, N. [s.n.] K005521955 Yes
Devold, J.; Scholander, P.F. [s.n.] Greenland K005521972 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Greenland K004112719 Yes
Deane, W. [s.n.] United States K005521956 Yes
Gillett, J.M.; Cody, W.J. [1819] Canada K005521969 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [528] Greenland K005521965 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [101] Greenland K005521975 Yes
Seward, A.C.; Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] Greenland K005521974 Yes
Turner, H.A. [s.n.] Canada K005521967 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [83] Greenland K005521961 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K005521971 Yes
Vaage, J. [s.n.] Greenland K005521977 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K005521958 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [98] Greenland K005521962 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [233] Greenland K005521950 Yes
Menzies, R.H. [25] Greenland K005521973 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [352] Greenland K005521949 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K005521954 Yes
Brown, R. (Mr) [s.n.] Greenland K005521960 Yes
Turner, H.A. (Mrs) [16] Canada K005521970 Yes
Richardson (Dr) [s.n.] K005521953 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K005521959 Yes
Turner, H.A. [s.n.] Canada K005521968 Yes
Beurlin, A. [s.n.] Greenland K005521952 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [39] Greenland K005521964 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images