Rhododendron capitatum Maxim.

Small shrubs, 0.5–(1.5) m tall; bud scales deciduous. Petiole 2–3 mm, scaly; leaf blade elliptic or oblong-elliptic, (0.7–) 1–1.8(–2.4) × (0.3–)0.5–1 cm; base broadly cuneate; apex rounded, not mucronate; abaxial surface pale brown, scales contiguous to slightly separated, 2-colored, pale yellow and dark brown or tan to dark amber, nearly equal in number and intermixed; adaxial surface pale or olive green, densely scaly. Inflorescence 2–5(–8)-flowered. Pedicel 1–3 cm, scaly; calyx yellowish, lobes 3–6 mm, oblong or ovate, unequal, persistent in fruit, pilose or scaly at base, margin ciliate; corolla broadly funnelform, pale purple to deep purple or bluish purple, (1–) 1.3–1.5(–1.7) cm, tube 3–5 mm, outer surface not scaly; throat pubescent; stamens 10, exserted, filaments pubescent towards base; ovary ca. 2 mm, scaly, pubescent; style slightly longer than stamens, occasionally pubescent towards base. Capsule ovoid, 3.5–6 mm, scaly, pubescent. Fl. Apr–Jun, fr. Jul–Sep.

Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, NW Sichuan.

Moist grasslands, alpine meadows, rocky slopes; 2500–4300 m.

Rhododendron capitatum adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Ericaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Ericales. Spesies Rhododendron capitatum sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Rhododendron.

Rhododendron capitatum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được Maxim. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1877.

头花杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron capitatum），为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个植物种。