Kalmia polifolia
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"Bog laurel" redirects here. The term may also refer to Kalmia microphylla.
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Kalmia polifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Kalmia |
Species: | K. polifolia |
Binomial name | |
Kalmia polifolia | |
Synonyms[1] Chamaedaphne glauca[citation needed] | |
Kalmia glauca |
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Kalmia polifolia, previously known as Kalmia glauca[1] and commonly called bog laurel, swamp laurel,[2] or pale laurel, is a perennial[3] evergreen shrub of cold acidic bogs, in the family Ericaceae. It is native to north-eastern North America, from Newfoundland to Hudson Bay southwards.