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Kalmia procumbens

(L.) Gift & Kron

Alpine-azalea

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133322
Element CodePDERI0Q010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusKalmia
Synonyms
Loiseleuria procumbens(L.) Desv.
Other Common Names
alpine azalea (EN) Azalée des Alpes (FR)
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
The synonymous new combination Kalmia procumbens, listed as "auct. comb. nov. ined." in Kartesz (1999), was formally validated in 2008 (Kron et al. 2008). FNA (vol. 8, 2009) transfers Loiseleuria procumbens to Kalmia procumbens.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-03-30
Change Date1984-06-07
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in coastal marshes, as well as dry to moist subarctic, arctic, and alpine tundra, at elevations ranging from 0 to 2,500 meters (Liu et al., 2020).
Terrestrial Habitats
Tundra
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDSCRUB-SHRUB WETLAND
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonS1Yes
MaineS1Yes
New YorkS1Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
New HampshireS2Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
NunavutS4Yes
AlbertaS2Yes
OntarioS1Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (50)
Alaska (42)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
CalderTongass National Forest9,857
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
ConeTongass National Forest128,454
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
El CapitanTongass National Forest26,693
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
MontagueChugach National Forest204,875
MosmanTongass National Forest53,492
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
SpiresTongass National Forest533,746
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
New Hampshire (8)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
References (4)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Liu, S., K.E. Denford, J.E. Ebinger, J.G. Packer, G.C. Tucker. 2020. Flora of North America. <i>Kalmia procumbens</i>. Accessed: September 19, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Kalmia_procumbens
  4. Quinlan, E.J., K.G. Mathews, B. Collins, and R. Young. 2020. Phylogenetic Divergence and Ecophysiological Variation in the Disjunct <i>Kalmia buxifolia</i> (Sand-myrtle, Ericaceae). Systematic Botany 45(4): 900–912.