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Taxon:  Rhododendron menziesii Craven



Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Azaleastrum
Section:
Sciadorhodion
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
464877
Place of publication:
Blumea 56:34. 2011
Verified:
04/13/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Rhododendron menziesii Craven subsp. glabellum (A. Gray) Craven (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron menziesii Craven subsp. menziesii (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Craven, L. A. 2011. Diplarche and Menziesia transferred to Rhododendron (Ericaceae). Blumea 56:33-35.
Common names
English
false azalea –
fool's-huckleberry –
mock azalea –
Pacific menziesia –
rusty menziesia –
rusty-leaf menziesia –
smooth menziesia –
German
rostige Menziesie –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornian.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukons.?
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaskas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlbertas.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbiaw. & s.e.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Yukon (s.?)], United States [Alaska (s.)]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta (s.w.), British Columbia (w. & s.e.)]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (n.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalfide F CalifJep, as Menziesia ferruginea; Zander Ency, , as Menziesia ferrugineaErhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsas Menziesia ferrugineaKingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464877. Accessed 22 May 2025.