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Rhododendron simsii
Red Azalea
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Rhododendron simsii (杜鵑) is a rhododendron species native to East Asia, where it grows at altitudes of 500–2700 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 2 m in height, with leaves that are ovate, elliptic-ovate or obovate to oblanceolate, 1.5–5 by 0.5–3 cm in size. Flowers range from white to dark red.
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Seasonality
Only 12 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 5 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 10 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 57 · GBIF 5 records
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 45 · GBIF 5 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 3
Pāʻauhau-mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 2
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiiNat 1
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 1
Wahikuli · MauiiNat 1
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 1