Rhododendron mucronulatum

Rhododendron mucronulatum
R. mucronulatum from Copenhagen Botanical Garden. The plant is native from Jeju-do.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. mucronulatum
Binomial name
Rhododendron mucronulatum Turcz.

Rhododendron mucronulatum (迎红杜鹃), known as korean rosebay, is a rhododendron species native to Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia. It is a shrub that grows to 1–2 m in height, with leaves that are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 3–7 by 1–3.5 cm in size. Flowers are reddish purple.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron dauricum var. mucronulatum (Turcz.) Maxim.
• Rhododendron dauricum subsp. mucronulatum (Turcz.) Vorosch.

Uses

Korean flower pancake ("Hwajeon")

Koreans make pancakes containing rosebay flower. In spring, festival that commemorates barn swallows are coming is held and women cook pancake.^[1]

References

1. Taegyun, park (6 April 2013). "제비 오는 삼짇날, 쑥떡에 화전 부쳐". joongang. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

• "Rhododendron mucronulatum", Turczaninow, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou. 10(7): 155. 1837.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com