Kalmia
azalea, laurel
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Kalmia
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 391. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 185. 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 391. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 185. 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Loiseleuria [HC]
Species in Kalmia:
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Kalmia microphylla – western bog laurel
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the northern Great Plains and Ontario. -
var. microphylla – alpine-laurel, bog laurel Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the northern Great Plains and Ontario.
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var. occidentalis – Western swamp laurel Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to Idaho and Montana.
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Kalmia procumbens – alpine-azalea, alpine azalea, trailing azalea Known in Washington from a single, historic collection in Skagit County; Alaska to Washington, east across Canada and eastern North America to Greenland; also in Europe and Asia.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Kalmia in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Kalmia checklist entry
OregonFlora: Kalmia information
E-Flora BC: Kalmia atlas page
CalPhotos: Kalmia photos
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