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Kalmia carolina

Small

Carolina Laurel

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136342

Element CodePDERI0K070

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderEricales

FamilyEricaceae

GenusKalmia

Synonyms

Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina(Small) Fern.

Other Common Names

Carolina laurel (EN) Southern Sheepkill (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Kartesz (1994) and Weakley (2024) treat K. angustifolia and K. carolina as distinct species. In contrast, FNA (vol. 8, 2009) treats Kalmia carolina as Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina.

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-02-10

Change Date1993-02-10

Threat Impact Comments

Threatened by drainage and conversion of bogs (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Tennessee	SX	Yes
Virginia	S2	Yes
Georgia	S1	Yes
North Carolina	S4	Yes
South Carolina	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

North Carolina (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Catfish Lake North	Croatan National Forest	11,299
Pond Pine B	Croatan National Forest	2,961
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.