Kalmia buxifolia |
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sand-myrtle |
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Habit | Shrubs erect, 0.1–1 m. Twigs terete or slightly 2-angled proximal to node, viscid, glabrous or sparsely hairy. |
Leaves | alternate or opposite; petiole absent or 0.1–2 mm, glabrous or puberulent; blade ovate or oval to narrowly lanceolate, (0.4–)0.6–1.2(–1.4) × (0.2–)0.3–0.6 cm, margins somewhat revolute, apex obtuse, abaxial surface tomentulose, adaxial glabrous or sparsely puberulent toward base. |
Inflorescences | terminal, corymbiform racemes or umbels, (3–)6–8(–18)-flowered. |
Pedicels | 5–11 mm. |
Flowers | sepals green, lanceolate, 1–1.2 mm, apex acute, surfaces glabrous, margins ciliate; petals (spreading), distinct nearly their entire lengths, white or light pink, 3–4 × 2–3.5 mm, glabrous; filaments 3–5 mm; (ovary stipitate-glandular); style 3–4 mm. |
Capsules | 2–3(–5)-locular, (persistent style forming beak on each locule), 2.5–4 × 2.5–3 mm, glabrous. |
Seeds | not winged, oblong to ovoid, 0.4–0.5 mm. |
Kalmia buxifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering mid spring. |
Habitat | Open pine or oak woods in sandy soil, pocosins, and rocky summits |
Elevation | 0-1700(-1900) m (0-5600(-6200) ft) |
Distribution |
GA; KY; NC; NJ; NY; PA; SC; TN
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Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 485. |
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Synonyms | Ledum buxifolium, Dendrium hugeri, Leiophyllum buxifolium, Leiophyllum buxifolium var. hugeri, Leiophyllum buxifolium var. prostratum, Leiophyllum hugeri, Leiophyllum prostratum, Leiophyllum serpyllifolium |
Name authority | (Bergius) Gift & Kron: Nordic J. Bot. 26: 47. 2008 , |
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