Kalmia angustifolia L., 1753 20% complete

Dwarf-laurel

Sp. Pl.: 391 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Kalmia angustifolia, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced5 Source not recorded10 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 391 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Dwarf-laurel No source recorded
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Observations E. Canada to E. U.S.A. No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 100 cm Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte Sourced
Flower color magenta Sourced
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Shrub No source recorded
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Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 94, 444, 445
Sourced
Soil nutriments empty
  • 1 / 9 · extremely poor (hyperoligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Soil salinity empty
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record