False Huckleberry (Rhododendron Menziesii)

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False huckleberry, with the botanical name rhododendron menziesii, is a species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family.

It is also known by several other names, including rusty menziesia, fool's huckleberry and mock azalea.

The plant is primarily an upright or spreading shrub, often exceeding three meters in height.

This shrub is native to northwestern North America.

The leaves are hairy, glandular and sticky, and have an unpleasant skunk-like odor when crushed.

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