Ericaceae
Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Kalmia
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Common names
By language (20)
- Arabic
- كالمية عريضة الأوراق, غار الجبل
- arz
- كلميه عريضة الاوراق
- Bulgarian
- Американски лавър, Планински лавър
- Catalan
- Laurier des Montagnes
- Chinese
- 宽叶山月桂, 山月桂
- Croatian
- Gorski lovor
- Danish
- Bredbladet Kalmia
- Dutch
- Lepelboom
- English
- Mountain laurel, Mountain-laurel, Spoonwood, Calico bush, Clamoun, Ivybush, Lambkill, Sheep laurel
- Finnish
- Leveälehtikalmia
- French
- Laurier des Montagnes, Kalmie, Laurier d'Amérique
- German
- Laurier des Montagnes
- Hebrew
- קלמיה לאטיפוליה
- Japanese
- アメリカシャクナゲ, ハナガサシャクナゲ
- Lithuanian
- Laurier des Montagnes
- Persian
- کالمیا لاتیفولیا
- Russian
- Кальмия широколистная
- Slovenian
- Širokolistna kalmija
- Swedish
- Bredbladig kalmia, Laurier des Montagnes
- Welsh
- Calmia llydanddail
Synonyms
- Chamaedaphne latifolia (L.) Kuntze
- Kalmia latifolia f. alba (Bosse) Rehder
- Kalmia latifolia f. fuscata (Rehder) Rehder
- Kalmia latifolia f. latifolia
- Kalmia latifolia f. obtusata (Rehder) Rehder
- Kalmia latifolia f. polypetala (G.Nicholson) Rehder
- Kalmia latifolia var. alba Mouill.
- Kalmia latifolia var. fuscata Rehder
- Kalmia latifolia var. latifolia
- Kalmia latifolia var. obtusata Rehder
- Kalmia latifolia var. polypetala G.Nicholson
- Kalmia myrtifolia André
- Kalmia nitida J.Forbes
- Kalmia serotina Hoffmanns.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: 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.