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Kalmia latifolia
mountain laurel
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Kalmia latifolia L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Ericales, Family Ericaceae, Genus Kalmia, Species Kalmia latifolia


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		GA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Suitland Parkway
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	6/15/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 4:23:10 AM

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