Hebei Pingquan County found a rare species of white azaleas

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Xinhua Shijiazhuang May 9 call (Reporter Zhang Tao Ma Tianyun) located in the the Hiraizumi County, Hebei Province, Liaoheyuan Nature Reserve, recently discovered a bloom of the rare species of white azaleas.

white azaleas alias mapping mountain white, it is a variant of the normal red rhododendron are rarely able to see the verge of extinction due to excessive and indiscriminate digging, it is rare. This strain of white azalea growth in the the Liaohe Nature Reserve Ma Yu mountains, plant height is about 1.5 m, it is surrounded by a large red rhododendron. Protected area staff, said the red azaleas more common, but the white azaleas is that they first met.

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white azaleas, flowering later than the red rhododendron grow leaves in early summer bloom again, the color white, small flowers, roots and flowers can be used as medicine. Red rhododendron, spring flowering, flowering almost no leaves, pale purple color. According to the records of the Flora of China, the azaleas in more than 500 kinds, the types of azaleas than any other country in the world.

Pingquan County Forestry Planning and Design in Hebei Province, vice president of Wang Tingyi said the found Liaoheyuan Nature Reserve, rare species of white azaleas, genetics and breeding, crossbreeding, scientific research and urban landscaping has important significance.

Liaoheyuan Nature Reserve is located in Hebei, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, at the junction, is the birthplace of one of China’s seven major river Liaohe. Protected areas of forest ecosystems, biodiversity and rare and endangered plant and animal species.

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