Accepted name: Kalmia buxifolia (Bergius) Gift & Kron
Leiophyllum buxifolium var. prostratum (Loudon) A.Gray belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Leiophyllum buxifolium var. prostratum, Davidson, C 12970--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (171).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Leiophyllum
Specific Epithet
buxifolium
Infraspecific Epithet
prostratum
Authorship
(Loudon) A.Gray
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
USA, North Carolina, Macon
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
