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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Kalmia cuneata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kalmia cuneata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-08-003:
Kalmia cuneata
FAMILY
Ericaceae
COMMON NAME:
White Wicky
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Will Stuart wil_18276174876
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Woody capsule persistent through winter, borne on delicate recurved pedicels, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Will Stuart wil_18298673392
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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Will Stuart wil_14179801019
June Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
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Will Stuart wil_14182994607
June Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
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Will Stuart wil_14182994607b
June Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Other Kalmia species do not have the solid red band on inside of the petals, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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Will Stuart wil_14365966564
June Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
The leaves are deciduous, unlike those of other Kalmia species, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.