white rhododendron Ericaceae Rhododendron albiflorum

Leaf:Alternate, simple, deciduous, to 3 inches, narrowly elliptical or obovate, upper surface often wrinkled, leaf margins wavy, light green and somewhat shiny above, dull below, may be pubescent on the underside and on petiole.
Flower:Showy, white to creamy white, with 5 rounded petals, appearing singularly or in clusters in the leaf axils, approximately 1 inch across, June to August, with a slight citrus scent.
Fruit:A red-brown, 5-parted woody capsule, 5/8 inch across when open.
Twig:Initially yellow-green and becoming gray-brown, buds are large and yellow-green with a few scales, leaf scars shield-shaped.
Bark:Smooth and gray-brown.
Form:Thicket-forming, with many single up-swept stems, usually to 6 feet tall. Thickets are often mashed in one direction by snowpack.

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