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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Plant Height: 4-20 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: June-September
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Pollinators: Bumblebees

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Common names
  • Western Bog-Laurel
  • Western Swamp-Laurel
  • Alpine Bog-Laurel
  • Western Alpine-Laurel
  • Small-Leaved Alpine Laurel
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Kalmia microphylla
  • Synonym: Kalmia microphylla subsp. occidentalis

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Location: Inyo National Forest, California
Date: 07/06/2008
public domain photo by Patrick Alexander via Flickr: https://www.
Location: Panorama meadows, Banff N.P., subalpine zone along creek.
Date: 2013-07-19
Location: Panorama meadows, Banff N.P., wet subalpine zone.
Date: 2011-08-02
Location: Panorama meadows, Banff N.P., subalpine zone along creek.
Date: 2013-07-19
Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Aug 12, 2020 10:21 PM concerning plant:
    Information from "The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers":
    Leaves, in spite of the name, are not to be used as a seasoning as they are suspected of being poisonous.

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