Taxon: Kalmia microphylla (Hook.) A. Heller

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
• Check AABGA/NAPCC Contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

See also subordinate taxa:

• Kalmia microphylla var. microphylla (1 accessions)
• Kalmia microphylla var. occidentalis (no accessions)

Common names:

• alpine-laurel   (Source: Rhodora 76:335. 1974) – English   [Kalmia microphylla var. microphylla]
  
• bog-laurel   (Source: F Utah ed2 ) – English
  
• western bog-laurel   (Source: Rhodora 76:340. 1974) – English   [Kalmia microphylla var. occidentalis]
  
• western swamp-kalmia   (Source: Rhodora 76:340. 1974) – English   [Kalmia microphylla var. occidentalis]
  

Economic importance:

• Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide Kingsbury, as Kalmia polifolia var. microphylla)
  

More:

View toxicology references for Kalmia microphylla from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Subarctic America: Canada - Northwest Territory [w.], Yukon Territory; United States - Alaska
  Western Canada: Canada - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba [n.w.]
  Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado [w.], Idaho, Montana [w.], Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
  Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - California [n. & c.], Nevada [n.w.], Utah [n.e.]

References:

• Ebinger, J. E. 1974. A systematic study of the genus Kalmia (Ericaceae). Rhodora 76:333.
• Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. [= K. polifolia subsp. microphylla (Hook.) Calder & Roy Taylor].
• Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955–1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.
• Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Kalmia microphylla.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Kalmia microphylla.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Kalmia microphylla.

Synonyms:

• Kalmia glauca var. microphylla Hook. [≡ Kalmia microphylla var. microphylla]
  
• Kalmia microphylla subsp. occidentalis (Small) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde [≡ Kalmia microphylla var. occidentalis]
  
• Kalmia occidentalis Small [≡ Kalmia microphylla var. occidentalis]
  
• Kalmia polifolia var. microphylla (Hook.) Rehder [≡ Kalmia microphylla var. microphylla]
  

Check other web resources for Kalmia microphylla (Hook.) A. Heller:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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