Family: Ericaceae
bog laurel, bog-laurel, pale laurel, pale-laurel, swamp laurel, swamp-laurel
[Chamaedaphne glauca (Aiton) Kuntze, more...]
Keir Morse
Derek Anderson
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Kalmia: named after Peter Kalm (1716-1779), Swedish botanist and student of Linnaeus
Plants: erect, perennial, 1'-2' tall shrub, with a few branches, twigs with 2 sharp edges
Leaves: evergreen, leathery, opposite, linear to lance-like, shiny, mostly stalkless, edges turning downward; fine, white hairs below
Flowers: dark pink to purple, 5-parted, 1/3"-1/2" wide, saucer-shaped, stalked, petals connected almost to the tips; inflorescence a branched cluster (corymb-like) from the upper leaf axils; blooms May-June
Fruits: roundish capsule with an indented top
Habitat: bogs
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 1'-2' tall shrub, with a few branches, twigs with 2 sharp edges
Leaves: evergreen, leathery, opposite, linear to lance-like, shiny, mostly stalkless, edges turning downward; fine, white hairs below
Flowers: dark pink to purple, 5-parted, 1/3"-1/2" wide, saucer-shaped, stalked, petals connected almost to the tips; inflorescence a branched cluster (corymb-like) from the upper leaf axils; blooms May-June
Fruits: roundish capsule with an indented top
Habitat: bogs
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 10, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Shrubs: Photos, descriptions, information Virginia Tech Dept. of Forestry, College of Natural Resources: detailed description and photographs Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Paul Skawinski
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Keir Morse
J. Kathleen Clayton
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Christopher Noll
Merel R. Black
Caroline A. Creevey
Botanical Illustration
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