Kalmia carolina

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ericaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ericaceae
Genus	Kalmia
Species	Kalmia carolina Small
Common Name	Carolina Laurel
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	Leaf Persistance: Evergreen;Persistent; Habit: shrub; Woody/Herbaceous: woody; Terrestrial/Aquatic: Terrestrial; Leaf Arrangement: Opposite; Whorled; Simple/Compound: Simple; Leaf Complexity: 0; Leaf Type: Broadleaf; Leaf Veination: Pinnate; Petiole Type: Petiolate; Leaf/Leaflet Shapes: Elliptic;Narrowly Elliptic;Oblong; Leaf/Leaflet Margins: Entire; Hypanthium: No; Perianth Absent: No; Fruit Color: ;
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)

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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.