| Rhododendron hirsutum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. hirsutum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron hirsutum L. |
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Hairy Alpenrose or Rhododendron hirsutum is one of the species of rhododendron native to the mountains of Europe. It occurs in the eastern and central Alps, in the Tatra and the Balkans. It grows on carbonate-rich soils.
Common names are Bewimperte Alpenrose (German), rododendro irsuto (Italian) and borzas havasszépe (Hungarian).