Rhododendron albrechtii
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Rhododendron albrechtii 5.JPG
| genus = Rhododendron
| species = albrechtii
| authority = Maxim., 1871
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|Azalea albrechtii| (Maxim.) Kuntze
|Rhododendron albrechtii f. albiflorum |T.Yamaz.
|Rhododendron albrechtii f. canescens |Sugim.
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Rhododendron albrechtii is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.{{Cite web |title=Rhododendron albrechtii Maxim. |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7328182 |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}} It is endemic to Japanese temperate rainforests. Native of central and northern Japan; described from specimens collected in the 1860s by Michael Albrecht of the Russian Consulate at Hakodate, for whom the species is named.{{Cite web |last=Kjær |first=Erik Dahl |date=2010-09-29 |title=Albrechts azalea - Rhododendron albrechtii |url=https://ign.ku.dk/arboretum-hoersholm/plant_descriptions/may_rhododendron_albrechtii/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=ign.ku.dk |language=en|publisher=The Arboretum in Hørsholm}}{{cite web |title=Albrecht, Michael (1821-) on JSTOR |url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000329232 |website=plants.jstor.org |access-date=27 July 2022}}
Description
Rhododendron albrechtii is a deciduous shrub growing up to 4 feet tall.{{Cite web |title=Plant Descriptions for Rhododendron Species |url=http://www.rhododendron.org/descriptionS_taxon.asp?ID=196 |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.rhododendron.org}} The leaves often arranged in clusters of five. Pink and magenta flowers bloom in early spring in clusters of three to five.{{Cite web |title=Rhododendron albrechtii - Albrecht's azalea |url=http://www.mustila.fi/en/plants/rhododendron/albrechtii |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.mustila.fi |language=en|publisher=Arboretum Mustila}}