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Definition of Kalmia polifolia
1. Noun. Laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kalmia Polifolia
Literary usage of Kalmia polifolia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Kalmia polifolia Wang. Bog laurel Evergreen shrub Floating sphagnum bog mats.
Kalmia glauca Ait. P FAC FAC FAC FACU OBL •/. *•!." ' -• • • '. ..."
2. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"Sheep Laurel (Kalmia angustifolia L.) and Swamp Laurel (Kalmia polifolia Wang.), are
also native to this State. Tbc genus is nanu-d »fier Peter Kalm, ..."
3. Conservation and Development of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific edited by Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight (1998)
"... Gaultheria ovatifolia, Kalmia polifolia (=K. microphylla ssp. occidentalis),
Menziesia ferruginea, Rhododendron macrophyllum, and Phyllodoce ..."
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