Rhododendron lindleyi T.Moore is usually epiphytic with shoots and petioles scaly, not bristly. Leaves elliptic, rounded at apex, pale beneath with conspicuous scattered red scales. Racemes 2-3 flowered. Pedicels scaly; calyx lobes with ciliate margins, otherwise glabrous. Corolla white with golden yellow at base within. Stamens 10; filaments pubescent in lower part. Ovary 5 celled.
Found in evergreen oak and Hemlock forests from 2100-2740m
Flowering: April-May