| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Kalmia procumbens (L.) Gift & al. ex Galasso & al. |
| Synonyms | Azalea procumbens L. |
| Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv. ex Loisel. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-3000m |
| Description | leaves opposite, sessile, ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 3-8mm, margins revolute, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, flowers in terminal raceme, sepals crimson, ciliate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Finland , Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Germany , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Magadan , Sakhalin ) Northern America Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Ontario , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Washington , Wyoming ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire , New York) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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