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Kalmias are popular garden shrubs, grown for their decorative flowers. They should not be planted where they are accessible to livestock due to the toxicity. Kalmia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some lepidopteran species including Coleophora kalmiella which feeds exclusively on Kalmia.
Kalmia polifolia is common throughout Northern North America, [1] thriving along the Eastern American states and in Montana, as well as in every Canadian province except in British Columbia, [3] although spottings have been reported of Kalmia polifolia at Rhododenron Lake, located near Vancouver Island.
Kalmia microphylla are characterized as being short, shrubs that have a maximum height of 24 inches and their growth rarely surpasses 6 ft. [3] This plant is easily mistaken for the K. polifolia "bog-laurel" because of the similar characteristics of their flowers.
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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 flowers are hexagonal, sometimes appearing to be pentagonal, ranging from light pink to white, and occur in clusters.
Kalmia angustifolia L. — Sheep Laurel, Lambkill, Mauricie, Quebec, Canada Kalmia angustifolia is a flowering shrub in the family Ericaceae, commonly known as sheep laurel. ...