| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Kalmia microphylla (Hook.) A.Heller |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 900-3500m |
| Description | leaves opposite, sessile, ovate to broadly elliptic, 1-2cm long, obtuse or acute, adaxially glabrous, flowers solitary or of 6-12 in raceme, calyx rose, corolla 8-12mm long |
| Size | 5-80cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Ontario ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
microphylla occidentalis (Small) Ebinger, Rhodora 76: 340 (1974)
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