| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Kalmia occidentalis Small |
| Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds] 29: 53 (1914) |
| Native Range | Alaska to Oregon |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-900m |
| Description | branchlets glaucous, glabrous, leaves oblong to oblong-ovate, 1-4cm, flat, adaxially dark green, glabrous, sessile, flowers few in cluster, corolla 1-2cm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | rose-purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Kalmia microphylla var. occidentali (Small) Ebinger Kalmia microphylla ssp. occidentalis (Small) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde Kalmia polifolia ssp. occidentalis (Small) Abrams |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |