Ericaceae
Hairy laurel
Kalmia hirsuta
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Kalmia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hairy laurel
Synonyms
- Chamaedaphne hirsuta (Walter) Kuntze
- Kalmia ciliata W.Bartram ex Dum.Cours
- Kalmia ciliata W.Bartram
- Kalmiella hirsuta (Walter) Small
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.