Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
Annotated by Linda Jennings, Daniel Mosquin, Brent Hine, Wendy DesCamp, Randall Hitchin, 2008.

Oregon: Siskiyou National Forest, along Forest Service Road 4201 (Eight Dollar Mountain Road) Elev. 1338 ft
42.233° N, 123.662° W,
Datum: Unknown. Coordinate Source: Verbatim from Collector/Sheet.
In conifer savannah with scattered shrubs; associated species include Pinus jeffreyi, Calocedrus decurrens, Arctostaphylos viscida, Ceanothus pumilus, Frangula californica ssp. californica, Stipa sp., Allium falcifolium, Ranunculus sp., Phlox aff. longifolia, Calochortus tolmiei, Polygala californica, Iris innominata, Zigadenus sp., Sisyrinchium sp., Camassia sp. and Viola cuneata; growing in serpentine soil on a southwest facing slope. Occasional; deciduous shrubs 2.25m tall by 3m wide; light green leaves; flowers dark peach-pink in bud opening to pale pink flowers with pink stripes and yellow markings inside, very fragrant.

Linda Jennings 47, 2008 May 07
With Daniel Mosquin, Brent Hine, Wendy DesCamp, Randall Hitchin
UBC, Accession: V241474