Calflora: Kalmia polifolia ssp. microphylla

Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. ssp. microphylla (Hook.) Calder & Roy Taylor

Bog Laurel, little leaf mountain laurel

Kalmia polifolia ssp. microphylla, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California.

Community:	wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation:	between 6562 and 11483 feet
Family:	ERICACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Kalmia found in California.
	See the more inclusive parent record Kalmia polifolia.

NOTE: Kalmia polifolia ssp. microphylla is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

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CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Kalmia polifolia ssp. microphylla from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (KAMI)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database