Kalmia buxifolia

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ericaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ericaceae
Genus	Kalmia
Species:	Kalmia buxifolia (Bergius) Gift & Kron
Common Name	Sandmyrtle
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Ledum buxifolium	Ledum buxifolium P.J. Bergius

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Carter (TN), Sevier (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BOON, ETSU, APSC

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2017 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU034643	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Kalmia buxifolia
ETSU034642	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Kalmia buxifolia
APSC0084581	Sevier	Tennessee			APSC Kalmia buxifolia
APSC0015692	Sevier	Tennessee			APSC Kalmia buxifolia
N/A	Sevier	Tennessee	19 May 2017	Tesa Madsen-McQueen Madsen-McQueen 17-011	BOON Kalmia buxifolia

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Kalmia buxifolia

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