740301 Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Distribution
Central Canada: Rare
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Scattered
Shrub Tundra: Scattered
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Wangenh., Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 8, 2: 130 (1788). Described on garden specimens from plants introduced by Banks from Newfoundland (Canada; see Hitchcock et al. 1959).
2n=
44 48 (4x). - Canada, U.S.A. - At least five reports.
Geography: North American (N): CAN.
Notes: The related Cordilleran-Pacific Kalmia microphylla Hook. (K. polifolia subsp. microphylla (Hook.) Calder & R.L. Taylor) reaches north to non-arctic parts of the Yukon Territory and southern Alaska.
Higher Taxa
- Kalmia [7403,genus]