Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Rhododendron
Specific Epithet
ferrugineum
Authorship
L.
6/30/2016
Location
Switzerland, Canton Bern, Guttannen
46.596556, 8.325944
Location Remarks
Highway 6, S of Handegg; 5 km N of Grimsel Pass. Kunzentannlein hiking area. 1596 m elev. and above.
Collectors
C. Davidson, B. Baumler, M. Callmander, S. Buerki, S. R. Christoph
Notes
Meadow insinuated into a granite fellfield, by a small stream. Spreading shrub under coarse granite boulders, with Juniperus, Sorbus, Abies.
7/1/2016
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, Obergoms
46.537611, 8.356306
Location Remarks
Furkastrasse (Hwy 19), campsite just north of Oberwald village, along Rhone River. 1380 m elev.
Collectors
M. Callmander, C. Davidson, B. Baumler, S. Buerki, S. R. Christoph
Notes
Steep. rocky roadside bank and weep zone. Vouchered with a previous collection.