| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. |
| Bibliography | Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 130 (1788) |
| Native Range | Subarctic America to nc. & ne. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 0-800m |
| Description | leaves opposite, dark green and glabrous adaxially, abaxially greyish, 1-4cm long, floral pedicel 1-4cm long, glabrous, flowers 1-2cm across |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | dark pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Chamaedaphne glauca (Aiton) Kuntze Kalmia glauca Aiton Kalmia glauca var. rosmarinifolia Pursh Kalmia oleifolia Dum.Cours. Kalmia polifolia f. leucantha W.B.Schofield & E.C.Sm. Kalmia polifolia var. rosmarinifolia (Pursh) Rehder Kalmia rosmarinifolia (Pursh) Dum.Cours. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NBR New Brunswick, NFL Newfoundland, NSC Nova Scotia, ONT Ontario, PEI Prince Edward I., QUE Québec) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (MIN Minnesota, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) |