swamp laurel
Kalmia polifolia
Summary 7
Kalmia polifolia, commonly called bog-laurel or swamp laurel, is an evergreen shrub of cold acidic bogs, in the family Ericaceae. It is native to north-eastern North America, from Newfoundland to Hudson Bay southwards.
Diagnostic description 8
Distinguished from the more common KALMIA MICROPHLLA by flowers 1.2 cm across or greater, upright growth form, and leaves mostly longer than 2 cm.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/seabamirum/3655436398/
- (c) 2001 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=30224&one=T
- (c) 2011 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=373624&one=T
- (c) 2011 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=373625&one=T
- (c) 1995 Gary A. Monroe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=120216&one=T
- (c) 1995 Gary A. Monroe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=120217&one=T
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmia_polifolia
- (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28993303
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
