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On Rhododendron menziesii.

Resprout after the August complex

Pacific rhododendrons (Rhododendron macrophyllum), Ah-Pah Interpretive Trail, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, USA

While taking a picture of this Eastern Hognose Snake, observation at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79960222, this butterfly landed. Friends?

sketched

Cascade rhododendron in a 1988 burn

Rhododendron macrophyllum in a mature Pseudotsuga-Tsuga forest

Castlecrag-frink

'Apapane (Himatione sanguinea) at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii.

Seen on Rhododendron macrophyllum, pink color leaves.
Along US 26, Mount Hood Highway

As descaribed by @geographerdave in observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33995641

to show fruit, see also other photo of same species taken nearby

Skyline trail, Mount Rainier National Park

Dark morph

probably subspecies rubra, but Claytonia rubra species complex needs work

Last few photos show sympatry with perennial Claytonia serpenticola

Abundant across the southern lava flow bed.

Photo: Philina English