Kalmia procumbens (L.) Gift, Kron, & P.F.Stevens ex Galasso, Banfi & F.Conti  

Alpine Azalea

Synonyms: Azalea procumbens, Chamaecistus procumbens, Loiseleuria procumbens

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ericaceae

Genus: Kalmia

Species: Kalmia procumbens

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
ME - State Threatened
NH - State Threatened

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Kalmia procumbens