...Wet
...Variable
...Dry
Read about Leiophyllum, Loiseleuria, and Kalmia from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Kalmia buxifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Leiophyllum buxifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
GREATER THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 145-07-001:
Leiophyllum buxifolium var. buxifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
GREATER THAN
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas
Leiophyllum buxifolium var. prostratum
COMMON NAME:
Sand-myrtle, Mountain Myrtle
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_debu2_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_kalmia_buxifolia_0626
February Lexington County SC
Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve
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John B. Nelson jbn_441264980_7bee32c0b9
March
The 1/4" wide flowers have 5 spreading petals and 10 protruding stamens, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm060521_162
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Leaves stipitate-glandular or glabrous, entire or with a few obscure teeth, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm070518_019
May Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm070519_024
May Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Ron Lance rwl_lbuxifolium
May Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm0407m_05
July Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm0407v_22
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
Leiophyllum buxifolium var. prostratum?
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Keith Bradley kab_kalmia_buxifolia_8400
November Lexington County SC
Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve