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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kalmia angustifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Northern Sheepkill at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kalmia angustifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Kalmia angustifolia var. angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Kalmia angustifolia var. angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kalmia angustifolia
COMMON NAME:
Northern Sheepkill, Sheep Laurel, Lamb-kill
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_kaan_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_kaan_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm060521_118
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Leaves whorled in 3s (rarely opposite), 2-5cm long, glabrous beneath, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kalmia angustifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kalmia angustifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Kalmia angustifolia var. angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Kalmia angustifolia var. angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kalmia angustifolia
778
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Sandy, xeric to mesic hillsides and moist areas, rocky areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Whorls of 3
Petioles 4-12mm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Reddish-pink
(rarely white)
5 sepals
5-lobed corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in axillary racemes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p223
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p109
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p292
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p186
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p27
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p184
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