Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Kalmia carolina
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kalmia carolina
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-08-002:
Kalmia angustifolia var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina
COMMON NAME:
Southern Sheepkill, Carolina Wicky, Carolina Sheep Laurel, Carolina Bog Myrtle
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmkcarolina_junkyard4
April Clarendon County SC
The flowers are miniatures of the larger Mountain Laurel (K. latifolia), per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
JK Marlow jkm0505l_16
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Highly poisonous! Do not ingest, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow jkm0411a_16
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Lvs coriaceous, green w a bluish tinge, lustrous above, hairy below, whorled, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
JK Marlow jkm0411a_17
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Shrub to 2m tall (though often much shorter ), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
JK Marlow jkm0411c_30
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
The anthers are tucked into pockets and pop out when touched by insects, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Kalmia carolina
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kalmia carolina
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-08-002:
Kalmia angustifolia var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina