Kalmia latifolia var. latifolia

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Maryland

• County/Municipio

  Dorchester Co.

• Locality

  At the edge of a forest on a sunny roadside. In a powerline right-of-way along the edge of Jones Thicket Road, about 1.2 mi W of the intersection with Indiantown Road.

• Elevation

  Alt. 11 m. (36 ft.)

• Coordinates

  38.5474, -75.7993

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84/NAD83

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)
PLANTS OF MARYLAND
Kalmia latifolia L.
ERICACEAE
Shrub 8ft tall, uncommon. Growing at the edge of a forest on
a sunny roadside in sandy organic soil (Hurlock sandy loam;
coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Typic
Endoaquults). Growing with Acer rubrum, Achillea
millefolium, Agalinis purpurea var. purpurea, Ambrosia
artemisiifolia, Andropogon glomeratus, A. virginicus, Aralia
spinosa, Aristida purpurascens, Aronia sp. (rare), Arthraxon
hispidus, Baptisia tinctoria, Bidens polylepis, Calamagrostis
coarctata (= C. cinnoides), Campsis radicans (rare),
Chamaecrista fasciculata, Chasmanthium laxum, Chimaphila
maculata (rare), Cladina subtenuis (= Cladonia subtenuis),
Clethra alnifolia, Desmodium paniculatum, Dichanthelium
scoparium, Diospyros virginiana, Diphasiastrum digitatum
(rare), Eragrostis spectabilis, Eupatorium hyssopifolium var.
hyssopifolium, E. rotundifolium, E. serotinum, Eurybia
spectabilis (= Aster spectabilis), Euthamia graminifolia,
Gaylussacia frondosa, Gentiana catesbaei (rare), Helianthus
angustifolius, Hypericum stans (rare). Ilex opaca,
Kummerowia stipulacea, Lespedeza angustifolia, L. cuneata,
L. procumbens, Liquidambar styraciflua, Lonicera japonica,
Lycopus sp., Myrica cerifera, Nyssa sylvatica, Panicum
rigidulum var. pubescens P. virgatum, Paspalum floridanum,
P. notatum (uncommon), Pinus taeda, P. virginiana (rare),
Polygala mariana, Populus grandidentata, Potentilla
canadensis, Prunus serotina (rare), Pteridium aquilinum,
Pycnanthemum setosum, Quercus alba, Q. nigra, Q. phellos
(rare), Q. stellata (rare), Q. velutina, Rhexia virginica, Rhus
copallinum (rare), Rosa multiflora, Rubus argutus,
Saccharum coarctatum, Sassafras albidum, Schizachyrium
scoparium var. scoparium, Scutellaria integrifolia, Setaria
sp., Smilax rotundifolia, Solidago canadensis, S. odora (rare),
S. puberula, S. rugosa, Sphagnum carolinianum, S. strictum,
Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Toxicodendron
radicans (rare), Tridens flavus & Vaccinium corymbosum.
Mostly in a powerline right-of-way along the edge of Jones
Thicket Road, about 1.2mi W. of the intersection with
Indiantown Road. Dorchester Co. Elev. about 35ft. Within
about 200ft of this point: 38° 32' 50.8"N, 75° 47' 57.5"W;
UTM 18 430347E, 4266865N (NAD83/WGS84).
Coll. Doug Goldman #3959 28 September 2007
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