Kalmia latifolia Linnaeus. Common name: Mountain Laurel, Ivy, Calico-bush, Spoonwood, Poison-laurel. Phenology: Mar-Jul; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Acidic forests, bluffs, bogs, along sandhill steams, and in a wide range of other habitats, nearly ubiquitous in the mountains, up to at least 1600m, more restricted in habitat in the lower Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Distribution: ME, OH, and IN south to Panhandle FL and extreme e. LA.

ID notes: Unlike our other species of Kalmia, which are strictly shrubs, K. latifolia reaches the stature and diameter of a small tree.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, Fl5, FNA8, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Ebinger (1974), Luteyn et al (1996), Southall & Hardin (1974); > Kalmia latifolia L. var. laevipes Fernald — F, G, Tat; > Kalmia latifolia L. var. latifolia — F, G, Tat. Basionym: Kalmia latifolia L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Kalmia latifolia - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Midwest: FACU
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 4