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Scientific Name
Kalmia latifolia
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Kalmia latifolia L.
Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
MOUNTAIN LAUREL
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Ericales |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Genus | Kalmia |
| Species | Kalmia latifolia |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Occuring in moist ravines and usually on shady north facing slopes although a few populations were seen on dry, south facing mid-slopes; Data Source: NatureServe PLOTS Database 2002-2007
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: http://plants.usda.gov, 10 August 2007
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Freq; Data Source: Kennemore 1995
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
10
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
1/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
cbledsoe@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/19/2018 9:09:38 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Kennemore has a slight variation in the definition of the abundance field. The Abundance details describes Kennemore's descriptions: R=Rare, VR=Very Rare, Sc=Scarce, Infreq=Infrequent, Occ=Occasional, Freq=Frequent, C=Common, Park Species Data Source: Radford et al. 1968; Kennemore 1995; White and Govus 2005
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