Kalmia latifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Kalmia latifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6351, 09 Jun 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Putnam Co. ca 7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond.

  • Habitat

    Rich moist woods.

  • Description

    Tree 4 m tall, the trunk 5 cm diam; bark brown, furrowed, peeling in long, thin strips; flowers white.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01087447

    Occurrence ID: 901f0a92-38f4-4d33-a231-7e8a5d4900c3

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01121781, D. E. Atha 6351, Kalmia latifolia L. - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Kalmia latifolia L. det D. E. Atha, 2008

    Ericaceae

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Putnam Co.

  • Locality

    ca 7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 166 m. (545 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.4538, -73.6159

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The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Ericaceae
Kalmia latifolia L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. New York: Putnam Co. ca7
km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca
10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice
Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route
312 and W of Ice Pond. 4L453782N, I3.615879W, ca 166
m. (Coordinates and elevation from hand-held gps and
digital world map; accurate to within a radius of ca 15 m).
Tree 4 m tall, the trunk 5 cm diam; bark brown, furrowed,
peeling in long, thin strips* flowers white.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6351
09 Jun 2008
01087447