Calflora: Kalmia polifolia ssp. polifolia

Taxon Report 4515

Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. ssp. polifolia (not an active name)

Mountain laurel

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


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Family:	ERICACEAE
Genus:	Kalmia
Parent Record	Kalmia polifolia

Community:	wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

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Name Status:

Accepted in JM93
TJM2 + PLANTS accepted name:	Kalmia polifolia

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

More information about Kalmia polifolia ssp. polifolia


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria USDA PLANTS Profile (KAPO)		Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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