Kalmia angustifolia
Also known as Sheep Laurel, Lambkill
species of plant
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sheep laurel
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
Native toConnecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Labrador, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York
Observations25,902
More info for the term: shrubsheep laurel lambkill sheepkill calfkill dwarf-laurel wicky TAXONOMY: The scientific name of sheep laurel is Kalmia angustifolia L. (Ericaceae). Sheep laurel does not hybridize with other North American Kalmia species [43]. LIFE FORM: Shrub FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS: No special status OTHER STATUS: NO-ENTRY DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE SPECIES: Kalmia angustifolia GENERAL DISTRIBUTION: Sheep laurel is found in northeastern North America from Newfoundland and Labrador west through Ontario, south through Michigan, and occasionally as far south as Georgia. It is most common in the eastern Great Lakes region, the St. Lawrence River region, northern New England, and the Maritime Provinces. Sheep laurel is occasional in the Appalachian Mountains, on the Piedmont Plateau, and on the United States' upper Atlantic Coastal Plain [36,41].
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Botanical taxa named by Carl LinnaeusCommons link from WikidataFlora of Eastern CanadaFlora of Saint Pierre and MiquelonFlora of the Appalachian MountainsFlora of the Great Lakes regionFlora of the Northeastern United StatesFlora of the Southeastern United StatesFlora without expected TNC conservation statusKalmiaPlants described in 1753