Kalmia latifolia--CT. Redding. Highstead Arboretum. 27 Jun 03. 063.jpg
Native to Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia; introduced into Great Britain (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Connecticut (Highstead Arboretum)
Location Remarks
Redding Highstead Arboretum
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, North Carolina, Stokes (Westfield)
36.411917, -80.27625
Location Remarks
Hanging Rock State Park
Collectors
Location
United States, Connecticut (Broken Arrow Nursery)
Location Remarks
13 Broken Arrow Rd., Hamden, Ct
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, North Carolina, Macon (Franklin)
35.093611, -83.520556
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest road off old U.S. route 64 (highway 1448), SW of city of Franklin; near Standing Indian on trail to Wasilik Poplar. 1115 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Notes
Shrub 3 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Kalmia
Specific Epithet
latifolia
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#221,216 of 335,497
Top 66%
Extinction probability
5%
