Kalmia polifolia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Phyllodoceae
Genus: Kalmia
Species: Kalmia polifolia
Name

Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. (1788)
Synonyms

Chamaedaphne glauca (Aiton) Kuntze
Kalmia glauca Ait.
Kalmia oleifolia Dum.Cours.
Kalmia polifolia var. rosmarinifolia (Pursh) Rehder
Kalmia rosmarinifolia Dum.Cours.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Alaska, USA (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin), Canada (Alberta, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Northern Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon), St. Pierre et Miquelon

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Wangenheim, F.A.J. von 1788. Schriften der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 8: 130.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Kalmia polifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 06. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Kalmia polifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Kalmia polifolia. Published online. Accessed: May 06 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Kalmia polifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 May 2020.
Canada's Plant Hardiness Site. Canadian Forest Service. Accessed 2011 Dec 01.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Kalmia polifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
English: Bog-laurel
suomi: Varpukalmia
français: Kalmia à feuilles d'andromède