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Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel, [3] calico-bush, [3] or spoonwood, [3] is a flowering plant and one of the 10 species in the genus of Kalmia belonging to the heath(er) family Ericaceae. It is native to the eastern United States .
Mountain laurel blooms showing the conjoined petals. The leaves are 2–12 cm long and simple lanceolate. The flowers are white, pink or purple, in corymbs of 10–50, reminiscent of Rhododendron flowers but flatter, with a star-like calyx of five conjoined petals; each flower is 1–3 cm diameter.
Laurel Knob Gap: Blue Ridge Mountains: Ashe: 3,694 feet (1,126 m) NC 194: 988202: Lick Log Gap: Blue Ridge Mountains ... List of mountain passes in North Carolina.
Dogwood is the state flower of North Carolina. ... Table mountain pine, Pinus pungens; ... Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia;
Hendersonville, North Carolina, is a great mountain town situated south of Asheville and just north of the South Carolina state line. Like so many of our favorite North Carolina towns, it’s ...
Whether you're soaking your feet in the peaceful riverbanks or exploring the trails of the nearby Smoky Mountains, Murphy invites you to get back to the basics and enjoy the simpler things in life.
The North Mills River in North Carolina. North Carolina's geography is usually divided into three biomes: Coastal, Piedmont, and the Appalachian Mountains.. North Carolina is the most ecologically unique state in the southeast because its borders contain sub-tropical, temperate, and boreal habitats.
The western North Carolina mountains are seen from a lookout on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina, on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. Greenville.