Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina
Rhodora 39: 437. 1937 ,.
Common names: Carolina wicky or bog myrtle
Endemic
Basionym: Kalmia carolina Small Fl. S.E. U.S., 886, 1336 [as caroliniana]. 1903
Leaf blades pale green abaxially, usually deep green adaxially, abaxial surface densely puberulent with scattered, stipitate-glandular trichomes. Flowers: calyx strongly puberulent, usually not stipitate-glandular; corolla usually densely puberulent adaxially.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Shrubby bogs, pocosins, streamhead ecotones, pine savannas
Elevation: 0-1300 m
Distribution
Ga., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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