Ericaceae
Sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Kalmia
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- كلمية رفيعة الأوراق
- arz
- كلميه رفيعة الاوراق
- atj
- Wisikipokw
- Bulgarian
- Теснолистна калмия
- Chinese
- 狭叶山月桂
- Danish
- Smalbladet kalmia
- Dutch
- Smalle lepelboom
- English
- Sheep laurel, Lambkill
- French
- Crevard de mouton, Crevard des moutons, Faux-thé, Laurier
- German
- Schmalblättrige Lorbeerrose
- Russian
- Кальмия узколистная, Калмия узколистная, Хамедафне узколистная
- Slovenian
- Ozkolistna kalmija
- Swedish
- Smalbladig kalmia
- Welsh
- Calmia culddail
Synonyms
- Chamaedaphne angustifolia (L.) Kuntze
- Kalmia ferruginea Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.