Kalmia angustifolia
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Photo, Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Kalmia angustifolia |
| Common name: | sheep laurel |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Growth type: | shrub |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1-3' |
| Foliage: | nearly straight stems and branches; leathery, elliptical to lance shaped leaves, persistent. Older leaves droop, while newer leaves stand more upright. |
| Flower: | pink, 1/2" |
| Flowering time: | June to July |
| Habitat: | dry to moist, sandy or infertile soil, bogs, old fields |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | USDA
lists as a facultative wetland species, i.e., usually occurs in
wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in
non-wetlands. Sometimes called lambkill, because it is believed to be poisonous to sheep and cattle. |