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Western Bog Laurel

Kalmia microphylla

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) mdunlavey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.

United States	4,562
British Columbia	3,505
Canada	3,236
California	815
Washington	610
Nevada	576
Colorado	473
Alaska	471
Oregon	410
Wyoming	351

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Group and habits

Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

Kingdom	Plants · Plantae
Phylum	Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Class	Dicots · Magnoliopsida
Order	Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Family	heath family · Ericaceae
Genus	mountain-laurels · Kalmia

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
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