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mountain-laurels
Kalmia
Kalmia is a genus of about ten species of evergreen shrubs from 0.2–5 m tall, in the family Ericaceae. They are native to North America (mainly in the eastern half of the continent) and Cuba. They grow in acidic soils, with different species in wet acid bog habitats (K. angustifolia, K. polifolia) and dry, sandy soils (K. ericoides, K. latifolia).
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
mountain laurel
speciesKalmia latifolia
sheep laurel
speciesKalmia angustifolia
Western Bog Laurel
speciesKalmia microphylla
Swamp Laurel
speciesKalmia polifolia
alpine azalea
speciesKalmia procumbens
sand myrtle
speciesKalmia buxifolia
Sandhill laurel
speciesKalmia hirsuta
Carolina Wicky
speciesKalmia carolina
White wicky
speciesKalmia cuneata
Cuban Kalmia
speciesKalmia ericoides
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.407
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.303
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.301
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.358
Christoph Jakob Trew — Uitgezochte planten (1771)
Christoph Jakob Trew · 1771 · p.166
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 2) (1777)
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.81
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 2) (1777)
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.111
In the stacks
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Every page naming Kalmia in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49398.