Index / Search / Kalmia latifolia
§1 Plant
Kalmia latifolia L.
vernacular mountain laurel — species · Ericaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Ericaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Kalmia
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 686 counties across 24 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- High
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- None
- Hedging
- Low
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -23 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 150 min.
- Precipitation
- 32–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.5–5.5
- Root depth
- 24 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifespan
- Long
- Mature height
- 6 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 5 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Moderate
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Mid Spring
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Spring
- Seed ends
- Summer
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 15,000,000
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 686 counties across 24 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Barbour 01005
- Bibb 01007
- Blount 01009
- Butler 01013
- Calhoun 01015
- Chambers 01017
- Cherokee 01019
- Chilton 01021
- Choctaw 01023
- Clarke 01025
- Clay 01027
- Cleburne 01029
- Coffee 01031
- Colbert 01033
- Conecuh 01035
- Coosa 01037
- Cullman 01043
- Dale 01045
- Dallas 01047
- DeKalb 01049
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Etowah 01055
- Franklin 01059
- Geneva 01061
- Hale 01065
- Henry 01067
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lamar 01075
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lawrence 01079
- Lee 01081
- Macon 01087
- Madison 01089
- Marion 01093
- Marshall 01095
- Mobile 01097
- Monroe 01099
- Morgan 01103
- Perry 01105
- Pike 01109
- Randolph 01111
- Russell 01113
- Shelby 01117
- St. Clair 01115
- Talladega 01121
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Walker 01127
- Washington 01129
- Wilcox 01131
- Winston 01133
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Carroll 13045
- Chattooga 13055
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Clay 13061
- Cobb 13067
- Columbia 13073
- Dade 13083
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Early 13099
- Effingham 13103
- Elbert 13105
- Fannin 13111
- Floyd 13115
- Forsyth 13117
- Gilmer 13123
- Gwinnett 13135
- Habersham 13137
- Hall 13139
- Haralson 13143
- Harris 13145
- Henry 13151
- Jackson 13157
- Lee 13177
- Madison 13195
- Meriwether 13199
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Pickens 13227
- Pike 13231
- Rabun 13241
- Randolph 13243
- Screven 13251
- Spalding 13255
- Stephens 13257
- Sumter 13261
- Talbot 13263
- Toombs 13279
- Union 13291
- Upson 13293
- Walker 13295
- Walton 13297
- White 13311
- Whitfield 13313
Indiana view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boyd 21019
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Cumberland 21057
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Garrard 21079
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Hart 21099
- Jackson 21109
- Johnson 21115
- Knott 21119
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marion 21155
- McCreary 21147
- Menifee 21165
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Owsley 21189
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Trimble 21223
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Kings 36047
- Madison 36053
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Orange 36071
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schuyler 36097
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Bladen 37017
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Fairfield 39045
- Gallia 39053
- Guernsey 39059
- Hancock 39063
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Anderson 45007
- Barnwell 45011
- Calhoun 45017
- Cherokee 45021
- Chesterfield 45025
- Darlington 45031
- Edgefield 45037
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenville 45045
- Greenwood 45047
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lexington 45063
- Marlboro 45069
- Oconee 45073
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Spartanburg 45083
- Sumter 45085
Tennessee view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- McMinn 47107
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 97 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Marion 54049
- Marshall 54051
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Roane 54087
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/KALA ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2883005 ↗Record version
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