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Kalmia  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 23672

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Loiseleuria Desv.
  
    Leiophyllum (Pers.) R. Hedw.
  
  Common Name(s): kalmia [English]
  
    laurel [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2010   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderEricales   
                            FamilyEricaceae  – heaths, éricacées  
                               GenusKalmia L. – kalmia, laurel  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesKalmia angustifolia L. – sheep laurel 
                                  SpeciesKalmia buxifolia (P.J. Bergius) Gift & Kron – sandmyrtle 
                                  SpeciesKalmia cuneata Michx. – white-wicky, whitewicky 
                                  SpeciesKalmia hirsuta Walter – hairy wicky, hairy laurel 
                                  SpeciesKalmia latifolia L. – mountain laurel 
                                  SpeciesKalmia microphylla (Hook.) A. Heller – alpine bog laurel, alpine laurel 
                                  SpeciesKalmia polifolia Wangenh. – box laurel, swamp laurel, bog laurel, bog kalmia 
                                  SpeciesKalmia procumbens (L.) Gift, Kron & P.F. Stevens ex Galasso, Banfi & F. Conti – alpine azalea 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Walter S. Judd   
  Notes: Professor, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7800, USA   
  Reference for: Kalmia    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Ericaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Kalmia   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Kalmia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Kalmia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Kalmia   
       
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