Kalmia microphylla var. microphylla
Common names: Western alpine laurel small-leaved kalmia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 484.
Shrubs compact, 0.05–0.1(–0.3) m; twig nodes to 1 cm apart. Leaf blades ovate or oval to broadly elliptic, 1.5(–2.5) cm, to 2.5 times as long as wide. Flowers: calyx pink to light green, 5–7 mm diam.; corolla rose-purple, 8–12(–15) mm diam.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Open bogs, alpine meadows
Elevation: 900-3500 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., N.W.T., Ont., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
None.