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sand-myrtle

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

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
from FNA
GA; KY; NC; NJ; NY; PA; SC; TN
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Source FNA vol. 8, p. 485.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Ericoideae > Kalmia
Sibling taxa
K. angustifolia, K. cuneata, K. hirsuta, K. latifolia, K. microphylla, K. polifolia, K. procumbens
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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