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Kalmia latifolia is an evergreen shrub growing 3–9 m (9.8–29.5 ft) tall. The leaves are 3–12 cm long and 1–4 cm wide. The leaves are 3–12 cm long and 1–4 cm wide. The flowers are hexagonal, sometimes appearing to be pentagonal, ranging from light pink to white, and occur in clusters.
Kalmia is a genus of about ten species of evergreen shrubs from 0.2–5 m tall, in the family Ericaceae (heath). They are native to North America (mainly in the eastern half of the continent) and Cuba .
Kalmia latifolia, a North American plant known as mountain laurel and numerous other names emphasizing its poisonous nature, such as lambkill, kill-kid, and calf-kill. Trichilia havanensis, a Caribbean softwood plant also known as palo de cuchara and limoncillo (not to be confused with the hardwood plant also known as limoncillo from the citrus ...
Kalmia L. [17] 1753: Ericoideae / Phyllodoceae: Kalmia latifolia L. 10: Northern hemisphere Kalmiopsis Rehder [38] 1932: Ericoideae / Phyllodoceae: Kalmiopsis leachiana Rehder: 2: Oregon Phyllodoce Salisb. [39] 1806: Ericoideae / Phyllodoceae: Phyllodoce taxifolia [N 1] Salisb. 8: North America, Eurasia Rhodothamnus Rchb. [40] 1827: Ericoideae ...
Kalmia polifolia, previously known as Kalmia glauca [1] and commonly called bog laurel, swamp laurel, [2] or pale laurel, is a perennial [3] evergreen shrub of cold acidic bogs, in the family Ericaceae. It is native to north-eastern North America, from Newfoundland to Hudson Bay southwards.
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Kalmia latifolia, from eastern North America; Umbellularia californica, from north-western North America; See also. Laurel Mountain (disambiguation)
The ref also states, " In the eastern half of the United States grayanotoxin-contaminated honey may be derived from other members of the botanical family Ericaceae, to which rhododendrons belong. Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) and sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) are probably the most important sources of the toxin."