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
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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.

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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.


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