Introductory
SPECIES: Kalmia latifolia | Mountain-Laurel 



ABBREVIATION : 
KALLAT

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   KALA


COMMON NAMES : 
   mountain-laurel
   Southern mountain-laurel
   American-laurel
   wood-laurel
   small-laurel
   poison-laurel
   leaf-laurel
   kalmia
   broad-leaf kalmia
   calico-bush
   clamoun
   ivybush
   big-leaf ivy
   spoonhunt
   spoonwood


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for mountain-laurel is Kalmia
latifolia L. [23].  Recognized varieties found in the United States and
Canada include [35]:

var. latifolia (typical) - mountain-laurel
var. laevipes Vern. - smooth mountain-laurel
var. myrtifolia Bosse - myrtle-leaf mountain-laurel
var. fuscata Rehd. - branded mountain-laurel
var. obtusata Rehd. - obtuse mountain-laurel
var. polypetala Nichols - feathery mountain-laurel
var. rubra Sweet - pink mountain-laurel
var. alba Bosse - white mountain-laurel


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Mountain-laurel is state-listed as threatened in Florida [36].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Milo Coladonato, November 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Coladonato, Milo. 1991. Kalmia latifolia. In: Remainder of Citation

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