Prokopenko S.V.

A record of Rhododendron schlippenbachii (Ericaceae) in the vicinity of Nakhodka city (Primorye territory)

Year: 2020, Issue: LXVIII, Pages: 86 - 89

A new location of the rare plant – Rhododendron schlippenbachii, listed in the Red Data Book of Russia, in the vicinity of Nakhodka City is reported. It is the most eastern point of this species in the Primorye Territory. This species was previously known only in the Khasansky district. On test area of 160 m2, with geographic coordinates N42.7849 °, E132.8204 °, in the oak forest with an undergrowth of Lespedeza bicolor at the top of the west slope registered 10 of generative plants. The plants are well developed (their sizes are 2,5 m in height, the shrub contain 3–6 skeletal branches) and bloom profusely. Found seed regeneration.

DOI: 10.25221/kl.68.5

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