Kalmia latifolia L.
Detail
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Botanical Name
- Kalmia latifolia L.
- Common Name
- Mountain Laurel, Ivy
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Kalmia latifolia L.
- Comments
- Habitat
- Mesic to dry, acidic forests, woodlands, and shrub balds; often in sandy, rocky, or organic-rich soils; less typically in bogs and seepage wetlands. More or less common throughout, except in the outer and far se. Coastal Plain, where infrequent. However, it is absent or scarce in areas where basic or calcareous rocks are prevalent.
- Native Status
- Native
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