Claim · model-written summary
Yellow rhododendron from Volhynian Polesia was cultivated in most European botanic gardens by the first half of the nineteenth century.
- Taxon
- Yellow Rhododendrone0
- Outcome
- cultivation in most of European Botanic Gardense0
- Setting
- Volhynian Polesiae0
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Verbatim
e0“Already at the first half of the 19th century Yellow Rhododendron, originating from Volhynian Polesia, was in cultivation in most of European Botanic Gardens.”
Title
Jerzy Piórecki; E. Dubiel 2009
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