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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Ericaceae

SPECIES

Kalmia - [maps | photos]

  • Kalmia angustifolia L. (TN Endangered -Possibly Extirpated)
    NWI TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: Carolina laurel, lambkill
    Synonyms:
             • Kalmia angustifolia L. var. caroliniana (Small) Fern.
             • Kalmia carolina Small
  • Kalmia buxifolia (P.J. Bergius) Gift & Kron
    NWI TN: No Wetland Indicator
    Common Name: sand myrtle
    Synonyms:
             • Leiophyllum buxifolium (P.J. Bergius) Elliott

*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke.

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