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Rhododendron macrophyllum
Large woody shrub, 10-12 feet tall, with dense evergreen leaves. Showy pink flowers in clusters.
Open conifer forest around Trillium Lake, a 240-acre man-made lake on the south slopes of Mt. Hood. Moist soil at mid-mountain elevation (about 3600 feet) in the northern Oregon Cascades.
Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. R. macrophyllum is the state flower of Washington.
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