| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Kalmia angustifolia L. |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 0-1300m |
| Description | variable, branches pubescent, leaves opposite, oval, at base tapered, glabrous, bright green, abaxially pale, flowers openly crateriform, in clusters |
| Size | 20-100cm |
| Color | dark pinkish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, 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
Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Delaware , Maryland , North Carolina , Virginia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
angustifolia carolina (Small) Fernald, Rhodora 39(467): 437 (1937)
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