Rhododendron macrophyllum

Rhododendron macrophyllum, the Pacific rhododendron, California rosebay, California rhododendron, coast rhododendron or big leaf rhododendron, is a large-leaved species of Rhododendron native to the Pacific Coast of North America. It is the state flower of Washington.

Pacific rhododendron
In the Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Section: Rhododendron sect. Pontica
Species:
R. macrophyllum
Binomial name
Rhododendron macrophyllum
D.Don ex G.Don 1834
Natural range
Synonyms

Rhododendron californicum Hook.

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