Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kalmia carolina
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Southern Sheepkill at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kalmia carolina
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-08-002:
Kalmia angustifolia var. caroliniana FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kalmia carolina
COMMON NAME:
Southern Sheepkill, Carolina Wicky, Carolina Sheep Laurel, Carolina Bog Myrtle
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmkcarolina_junkyard4
April Clarendon County SC
The flowers are miniatures of the larger Mountain Laurel (K. latifolia), per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
JK Marlow jkm0505l_16
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Highly poisonous! Do not ingest, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm0411a_16
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Lvs coriaceous, green w a bluish tinge, lustrous above, hairy below, whorled, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
JK Marlow jkm0411a_17
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Shrub to 2m tall (though often much shorter ), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
JK Marlow jkm0411c_30
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
The anthers are tucked into pockets and pop out when touched by insects, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kalmia carolina
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kalmia carolina
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-08-002:
Kalmia angustifolia var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kalmia carolina