Kalmia procumbens
alpine-azalea
Ericaceae (Crowberry family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
alpine-azalea
Ericaceae (Crowberry family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Prostrate to depressed shrub; stems 5-30 cm long, glabrous or minutely hairy.
Leaves:
Evergreen, mostly opposite, leathery, lance-oblong to oblong, 3-8 mm long, 1-3 mm wide, margins rolled under, glabrous above, finely short hairy below; stalks 1-4 mm long, partially clasping.
Flowers:
In 2- to 6-flowered terminal clusters; flower stalks 1-10 mm long, straight or curved; corollas pink, bell-shaped, 5-lobed, 4-5 mm long; calyces red, 1.5-2.5 mm long, glabrous, persistent.
Fruits:
Capsules, egg-shaped, 3-5 mm long, 2-3 mm wide.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Bogs in the lowland and montane zones along the central and north coast, and dry to mesic heath and tundra in the alpine zone; frequent W of the Coast Mountains, infrequent in N and C BC; circumpolar, N to AK, YT, NT, E to NF and NS, and S to NW WA; Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.