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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Kalmia latifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kalmia latifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 145-08-001:
Kalmia latifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Laurel, Ivy, Calico-bush, Mountain Ivy
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JK Marlow jkm0502b_14
February Oconee County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0403l_12
March Oconee County SC
Devils Fork State Park
Bark is brown, thinly furrowed or flaky, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm0503a_08
March Greenville County SC
Paris Mountain State Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmklatifolia_whitepc2
April Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm0305f_12
May Greenville County SC
Caesars Head State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0305x_30
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
The corolla, of 5 fused petals, is about 0.5" broad, per Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition.
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Kevin Adams kcakalmialatifolia_w15
May NC
Mount PIsgah
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmklatifolia_columbia2
May-June Richland County SC
All Kalmia's foliage and wood (and the smoke from burning them) are poisonous, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmklatif_pinkclearwater
May-June Pinellas County FL
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JK Marlow jkm0107e_31
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm060710_038
July Tucker County WV
Monongahela National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm0410i_27
October Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
R. Maximum is in the center; on right R. carolinianum; on left Kalmia latifolia
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JK Marlow jkm0311f_12
November Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow s081221_c
December Oconee County SC
Leaves 2.5-12 cm long, petiole 7-45 mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE leaves of Kalmia and Rhododendron species
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JK Marlow s081221_d
December Oconee County SC
COMPARE leaf undersides of Kalmia and Rhododendron species