# White-flowered Rhododendron

*Rhododendron albiflorum*

Its nectar contains grayanotoxins, which can make honey produced from its flowers toxic to humans, a condition historically known as 'mad honey disease'.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae › Rhododendron
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Moist subalpine forests, montane coniferous woods, and damp rocky slopes.
- **Diet:** Photosynthetic (sunlight, water, and soil nutrients)
- **Range:** Cascade Mountains, Rocky Mountains, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
- **Size:** Deciduous shrub growing 1 to 2.5 meters (3 to 8 feet) tall.
- **Lifespan:** 20 to 50 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Climate change reducing subalpine snowpack, habitat fragmentation, and severe wildfires.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless to touch, but highly toxic if ingested. Do not consume any part of this plant, and prevent pets from chewing on its leaves. If ingested, seek immediate medical attention.

## About

Rhododendron albiflorum is a deciduous shrub in the family Ericaceae, with the common names white-flowered rhododendron or white rhododendron .

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/81fd9e3f-f07f-492f-9e4a-6cfb5a770ffc
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126556
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron albiflorum
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/83089597/medium.jpeg (Braden J. Judson, CC0, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.