Native to Austria, Belarus, East Aegean Is., North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Ukraine; introduced into Baltic States, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 28, 2005

Location

Peru, Cusco, Calca (Lares District, Jardin des Plantes)

-12.983889, -72.063333

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 12478

June 10, 2014

Location

Georgia, Adjara, Kobuleti

41.864972, 41.792861

Location Remarks

Kolkheti Wetlands, near Kobuleti. Kolkheti Peatlands and percolation bog, Ispani 2. Ca. -4 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David Kikodze, Shalva Sikharulidze, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Shrub 1.5 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Rhododendron

Specific Epithet

luteum

Authorship

Sweet

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#320,197 of 335,497

Top 96%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →