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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. Its range stretches from southern Maine to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana.
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.
Indian laurel (disambiguation) Japanese laurel, Aucuba japonica; Laurel clock vine, Thunbergia laurifolia; Laurel sumac, Malosma laurina; Mountain laurel (disambiguation), several plants; New Zealand laurel: Corynocarpus laevigatus; Coprosma repens; Pig laurel, Kalmia angustifolia; Portugal laurel, Prunus lusitanica; Sheep laurel, Kalmia ...
Kalmia: kalmia shrubs; Kalmia latifolia: mountain-laurel Ericaceae (heath family) Lyonia: lyonia trees; Lyonia ferruginea: tree lyonia Ericaceae (heath family) Oxydendrum: oxydendrum trees; Oxydendrum arboreum: sourwood Ericaceae (heath family) Rhododendron: rhododendrons; Rhododendron albiflorum: white-flowered rhododendron Ericaceae (heath ...
The American swimmer won a total of 10 medals in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
Honeys produced from mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) and sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) also contain grayanotoxins and are potentially deadly if large quantities are eaten. [ 19 ] Europe
The 2620 Road Fire near Mt. Jupiter is one of 12 large wildfires burning in Washington state, most east of the Cascades. Fire outside Brinnon under control after cooler, wet weather on Olympic ...
The Fire Department said no other injuries were reported. But one neighbor said that Rothschild's dog hadn't been seen since the incident. Times researcher James Kim contributed to this report.