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Giant Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) at Manchester Cedar Swamp Preserve in New Hampshire

...and here is the unique inflorescence of Giant Rhododendron, with flowers sprouting in a vase-like group and sporting a yellow-green tattoo on each top petal. (This species also grows in Rhododendron State Park.)

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