Kalmia polifolia Calflora

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Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.

Mountain laurel, Bog laurel

Kalmia polifolia is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~425 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Kalmia
Family:	Ericaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Chamaedaphne glauca
JEF	Kalmia microphylla var. microphylla
JEF	Kalmia microphylla
JEF	Kalmia polifolia ssp. microphylla
JEF + PLANTS	Kalmia polifolia ssp. polifolia
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Information about Kalmia polifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (KAPO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Learn more about Kalmia polifolia: Kalmia polifolia Jepson video: (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).