Kalmia polifolia, Davidson, C 12554--Idaho. Valley Co. FS Rd. 431. 11 Jul 2014. DSC09386 (6).JPG
Native to Alberta, Connecticut, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin; introduced into Great Britain (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley (Cascade)
44.158, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Common along the edge of the meadow. Shrub 30-40 cm.
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley (Cascade)
44.158, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Roy E. Gereau, Charlotte M. Taylor
Notes
Shrub 30-40 cm. This is a glacially scoured area of smooth granite,
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Kalmia
Specific Epithet
polifolia
Authorship
Wangenh.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.7
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
#220,325 of 335,497
Top 66%
Extinction probability
6%
