Kalmia polifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.

Mountain laurel, Bog laurel

2020 Bob Sweatt

2015 Debra L. Cook

2008 Aaron Schusteff

2020 Bob Sweatt

2017 Douglas Johnson

2008 Louis-M. Landry

2004 Steve Matson

Kalmia polifolia is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Genus:	Kalmia
Family:	Ericaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Chamaedaphne glauca
JEF	Kalmia microphylla var. microphylla
JEF	Kalmia microphylla
JEF	Kalmia polifolia ssp. microphylla
JEF + PLANTS	Kalmia polifolia ssp. polifolia
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More information about Kalmia polifolia


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (KAPO) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/26/2022).