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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, in ne. NC and se. VA in longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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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