Kalmia angustifolia L. Sheep laurel
Sheep laurel is native to North America. Plants: Sheep laurel is 6-36" (15-91 cm) tall, spreading wider over time. A unique identifying feature of this plant is that each stem is terminated by 3-leaf clusters rather than flowers; the flowers grow in clumps along the stem instead. Leaves: Oval, with smooth edges, yellow-green or blue-green in color, 1-2" (2.5-5 cm) long and about ½-1¼" (1.3-3.2 cm) wide. The leaf undersides are pale. Flowers: A beautiful bright pink color, occurring in clusters of about 10-30, each about ⅜-½" (9.5-12 mm) across. Fruits: Fruits are light brown, small capsules with five sections. Edibility: Poisonous Online References:
Kalmia angustifolia at the University of Connecticut Plant Database Kalmia angustifolia on the Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Kalmia angustifolia at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Kalmia angustifolia on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Kalmia angustifolia at the Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Kalmia angustifolia on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database 6/2/2016 · Townsend Wildlife Management Are, Townsend, Massachusetts 6/8/2012 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Massachusetts 5/25/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts 6/21/2017 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts 6/8/2012 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Massachusetts This looks like a cultivar. · 6/22/2017 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts 7/12/2015 · Mt. Kearsarge, Wilmot/Warner, New Hampshire 8/22/2020 · Kettle Hole Bog, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine 6/8/2012 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Massachusetts
Kalmia angustifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 23 Aug 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
6/2/2016 · Townsend Wildlife Management Are, Townsend, Massachusetts 6/19/2021 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine 6/21/2017 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts 8/22/2020 · Kettle Hole Bog, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine 6/17/2013 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Nashoba Hospital, Massachusetts 7/12/2015 · Mt. Kearsarge, Wilmot/Warner, New Hampshire 9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts 6/21/2017 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts This looks like a cultivar. · 6/22/2017 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts 5/30/2015 · Townsend Wildlife Area 7/12/2015 · Mt. Kearsarge, Wilmot/Warner, New Hampshire 9/26/2016 · Henry E. Cowdrey Nature Center, Lunenberg, Massachusetts Range:
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