Rhododendron maximum
（重定向自Great Laurel）
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![Bark of Rhododendron maximum](/Images/godic/202501/16/Rhododendron_maxima_Trunk_Bark_2090px0835.jpg")
![American rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)](/Images/godic/202501/16/Rhododendron_maximum_regrowth0835.JPG")
Rhododendron maximum — its common names include great laurel, great rhododendron, rosebay rhododendron, American rhododendron and big rhododendron — is a species of Rhododendron native to the Appalachians of eastern North America, from Nova Scotia south to northern Alabama.