| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Kalmia carolina Small |
| Bibliography | Fl. S.E. U.S.: 886 (1903) |
| Native Range | se. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and heaths |
| Altitude | 0-1300m |
| Description | leaves conspicuosly pale blue-green, coriaceous, elliptic or oblong, entire, abaxially sparsely pubescent, flowers in terminl clusters, openly crateriform |
| Size | 20-70m |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Kalmia angustifolia ssp. carolina (Small) A.Haines Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina (Small) Fernald |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (GEO Georgia, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |