Rhododendron ponticum

Rhododendron ponticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Subgenus:	Hymenanthes
Species:	R. ponticum
Binomial name
Rhododendron ponticum L.

Rhododendron ponticum, called Common Kashmiri Rhododendron or Pontic Rhododendron, is a species of Rhododendron. It is native to southern Europe and Asia. It is the state flower of Kashmir. It has become an Invasive species in North America. It is a dense,suckering, shrub or small Tree that usually grows to 5 meters tall,or rarely 8 meters.