Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Kalmia myrtifolia	André	Rev. Hort. (Paris) 55: 10 (1883)
Kalmia nitida	J.Forbes	Hort. Woburn. : 93 (1833)
Chamaedaphne latifolia	(L.) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 388 (1891)
Kalmia latifolia f. obtusata	(Rehder) Rehder	Rhodora 12: 2. 1910
Kalmia latifolia f. alba	(Mouill.) Rehder	Rhodora 12: 2. 1910
Kalmia latifolia f. polypetala	(G.Nicholson) Rehder	Rhodora 12: 1. 1910
Kalmia latifolia f. fuscata	(Rehder) Rehder	Rhodora 12: 2. 1910
Kalmia latifolia var. polypetala	G.Nicholson	Hand-List Trees Shrubs 2: 49 (1896)
Kalmia latifolia var. obtusata	Rehder	Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 18: 577 (1903)
Kalmia latifolia var. fuscata	Rehder	Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 18: 578 (1903)
Kalmia latifolia var. alba	Mouill.

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	calico bush
English	mountain-laurel
English	clamoun
English	ivybush
English	lambkill
English	mountain laurel
English	calico-bush
English	sheep laurel
English	spoonwood
English	american laurel
Arabic	غار الجبل
Arabic	كلمية عريضة الأوراق
Bulgarian	американски лавър
Bulgarian	планински лавър
Catalan	laurier des montagnes
Welsh	calmia llydanddail
Danish	bredbladet kalmia
German	laurier des montagnes
Persian	کالمیا لاتیفولیا
Finnish	leveälehtikalmia
French	laurier des montagnes
French	laurier d'amérique
French	kalmie
Hebrew	קלמיה לאטיפוליה
Croatian	gorski lovor
Lithuanian	laurier des montagnes
Dutch	lepelboom
Polish	kalmia szerokolistna
Russian	chamaedaphne latifolia
Russian	Кальмия широколистная
Swedish	laurier des montagnes
Swedish	bredbladig kalmia
Chinese	山月桂
Chinese	宽叶山月桂

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut
  - Indiana
  - Maine
  - Massachusetts
  - New Hampshire
  - New Jersey
  - New York
  - Ohio
  - Pennsylvania
  - Rhode Island
  - Vermont
  - West Virginia
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama
  - Delaware
  - Florida
  - Georgia
  - Kentucky
  - Louisiana
  - Maryland
  - Mississippi
  - North Carolina
  - South Carolina
  - Tennessee
  - Virginia

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000356132
UNII	P1SWF7DK1Y
Florida Plant Atlas	3648
Flora of Alabama	1740
Cornell Woody Plants	129
Canadensys	5530
USDA Plants	KALA
UConn	236
Tropicos	12300612
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279164-2
The Plant List	kew-2333573
Missouri Botanical Garden	279967
PFAF	Kalmia latifolia
Open Tree Of Life	743767
NCBI Taxonomy	45902
NBN Atlas	NHMSYS0100001861
Nature Serve	2.159823
IUCN Red List	62002834
IPNI	279164-2
iNaturalist	49397
GBIF	2883005
Freebase	/m/04bxc
FEIS	plants/shrub/kallat
EPPO	KAMLA
EOL	595778
Elurikkus	5323
USDA GRIN	21115
Wikipedia	Kalmia_latifolia
CMAUP	NPO19198

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Bat activity is related to habitat structure and time since prescribed fire in managed pine barrens in New England

Kay N, Sadlon A, Bakermans MH

PeerJ

12-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10503498
doi:	10.7717/peerj.15888
PMID:	37719121

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn survival and the influence of landscape characteristics on fawn predation risk in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, USA

Edge AC, Rosenberger JP, Yates CJ, Little AR, Killmaster CH, Johannsen KL, Osborn DA, Kilgo JC, Miller KV, D’Angelo GJ

PLoS One

31-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10470973
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0288449
PMID:	37651350

Camera Trap Methods and Drone Thermal Surveillance Provide Reliable, Comparable Density Estimates of Large, Free-Ranging Ungulates

Baldwin RW, Beaver JT, Messinger M, Muday J, Windsor M, Larsen GD, Silman MR, Anderson TM

Animals (Basel)

05-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10252056
doi:	10.3390/ani13111884
PMID:	37889800

Spatial Ecology, Movements, and Habitat Selection of Clemmys guttata in a Temporally Dynamic Wetland System in North Carolina, USA

Roe JH

Herpetol Conserv Biol

30-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10655762
PMID:	37981954

Current Scenario and Future Prospects of Endophytic Microbes: Promising Candidates for Abiotic and Biotic Stress Management for Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability

Anand U, Pal T, Yadav N, Singh VK, Tripathi V, Choudhary KK, Shukla AK, Sunita K, Kumar A, Bontempi E, Ma Y, Kolton M, Singh AK

Microb Ecol

14-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10497456
doi:	10.1007/s00248-023-02190-1
PMID:	36917283

Risks for human health related to the presence of grayanotoxins in certain honey

Schrenk D, Bignami M, Bodin L, Chipman JK, del Mazo J, Grasl‐Kraupp B, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom L(, Leblanc J, Nebbia CS, Nielsen E, Ntzani E, Petersen A, Sand S, Schwerdtle T, Vleminckx C, Dusemund B, Hart A, Mulder P, Viviani B, Anastassiadou M, Cascio C, Riolo F, Wallace H

EFSA J

02-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC9978999
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7866
PMID:	36875862

Climate‐mediated population dynamics of a migratory songbird differ between the trailing edge and range core

Lewis WB, Cooper RJ, Chandler RB, Chitwood RW, Cline MH, Hallworth MT, Hatt JL, Hepinstall‐Cymerman J, Kaiser SA, Rodenhouse NL, Sillett TS, Stodola KW, Webster MS, Holmes RT

Ecol Monogr

04-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC10078169
doi:	10.1002/ecm.1559
PMID:	37035418

Modulation of Cytoskeleton, Protein Trafficking, and Signaling Pathways by Metabolites from Cucurbitaceae, Ericaceae, and Rosaceae Plant Families

Patel A, Rasheed A, Reilly I, Pareek Z, Hansen M, Haque Z, Simon-Fajardo D, Davies C, Tummala A, Reinhardt K, Bustabad A, Shaw M, Robins J, Vera Gomez K, Suphakorn T, Camacho Gemelgo M, Law A, Lin K, Hospedales E, Haley H, Perez Martinez JP, Khan S, DeCanio J, Padgett M, Abramov A, Nanjundan M

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

10-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9698530
doi:	10.3390/ph15111380
PMID:	36355554

Woody species do not differ in dormancy progression: Differences in time to budbreak due to forcing and cold hardiness

Kovaleski AP

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

02-May-2022

PMCID:	PMC9171508
doi:	10.1073/pnas.2112250119
PMID:	35500120

Avian Toxins and Poisoning Mechanisms

Yeung KA, Chai PR, Russell BL, Erickson TB

J Med Toxicol

26-Apr-2022

PMCID:	PMC9492810
doi:	10.1007/s13181-022-00891-6
PMID:	35474563

High‐speed video and plant ultrastructure define mechanisms of gametophyte dispersal

Mitchell N, Piatczyc NP, Wang DD, Edwards J

Appl Plant Sci

20-Apr-2022

PMCID:	PMC9039801
doi:	10.1002/aps3.11463
PMID:	35495193

Effects of Rhododendron removal and prescribed fire on bees and plants in the southern Appalachians

Ulyshen M, Elliott K, Scott J, Horn S, Clinton P, Liu N, Miniat CF, Caldwell P, Oishi C, Knoepp J, Bolstad P

Ecol Evol

01-Mar-2022

PMCID:	PMC8888263
doi:	10.1002/ece3.8677
PMID:	35261754

Persistent calyces increase floral longevity and female fitness in Salvia miltiorrhiza (Lamiaceae)

Li DF, Yu Y, Yang HJ, Yan XC

AoB Plants

27-Jan-2022

PMCID:	PMC8903887
doi:	10.1093/aobpla/plac004
PMID:	35273787

Abiotic Stress and Belowground Microbiome: The Potential of Omics Approaches

Sandrini M, Nerva L, Sillo F, Balestrini R, Chitarra W, Zampieri E

Int J Mol Sci

19-Jan-2022

PMCID:	PMC8835006
doi:	10.3390/ijms23031091
PMID:	35163015

Land-use history impacts spatial patterns and composition of woody plant species across a 35-hectare temperate forest plot

Orwig DA, Aylward JA, Buckley HL, Case BS, Ellison AM

PeerJ

03-Jan-2022

PMCID:	PMC8734465
doi:	10.7717/peerj.12693
PMID:	35036094

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Grayanoids
[(3R,4R,6R,8S,9R,10R,11R,15R)-2,4,10,15-tetrahydroxy-5,5,10,15-tetramethyl-7-oxapentacyclo[12.2.1.01,11.04,9.06,8]heptadecan-3-yl] acetate	6325559	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C23CC(CCC2C(C4C1(C(C5C4O5)(C)C)O)(C)O)C(C3)(C)O)O	410.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
Kalmitoxin IV	44584062	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C23CC(C(C2O)CCC3C(C4C1(C(C5C4O5)(C)C)O)(C)O)(C)O)O	426.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
kalmitoxin V	44584060	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(C3C(C2(C)C)O3)C(C4C15CC(C(C5O)CC4)(C)O)(C)O)O)OC(=O)C	468.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
Lyoniol-A	161699	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(C3C(C2(C)C)O3)C(C4C15CC(CC4)C(C5)(C)O)(C)O)O)O	410.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Grayanoids / Leucothol and grayanotoxane diterpenoids
(1R,3S,4S,6R,8R,9S,10S,13S,14R,16S)-5,5,9,14-tetramethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,8]hexadecane-3,4,6,9,14,16-hexol	73051	Click to see CC1(C(CC2C1(C(CC34CC(C(C3O)CCC4C2(C)O)(C)O)O)O)O)C	370.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
(1S,4R,8S,9R,10S,13S,14R,16R)-5,5,9,14-tetramethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,8]hexadecane-3,4,6,9,14,16-hexol	138113481	Click to see CC1(C(CC2C1(C(CC34CC(C(C3O)CCC4C2(C)O)(C)O)O)O)O)C	370.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
Grayanotoxin I	9548612	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2CCC3C1(CC(C4(C(C3(C)O)CC(C4(C)C)O)O)O)CC2(C)O	412.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50005A008
Kalmitoxin I	44559353	Click to see CC1(C(CC2C1(C(C(C34CC(C(C3O)CCC4C2(C)O)(C)O)O)O)O)O)C	386.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
Kalmitoxin III	44559352	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C23CC(C(C2O)CCC3C(C4C1(C(C(C4)O)(C)C)O)(C)O)(C)O)O	428.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
Kalmitoxin VI	44559347	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2CCC3C1(CC2(C)O)C(C(C4(C(C3(C)O)C(C(C4(C)C)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C	486.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
Rhodotoxine	442034	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2CCC3C1(CC(C4(C(C3(C)O)CC(C4(C)C)O)O)O)CC2(C)O	412.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50005A008
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols
(1R,2S,3S,4R,6S,8S,10S,13R,14R,16R)-5,5,14-trimethyl-9-methylidenetetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,8]hexadecane-2,3,4,6,14,16-hexol	139597063	Click to see CC1(C(CC2C1(C(C(C34CC(C(C3O)CCC4C2=C)(C)O)O)O)O)O)C	368.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
(1S,3R,4R,6S,8S,10S,13R,14R)-5,5,14-trimethyl-9-methylidenetetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,8]hexadecane-3,4,6,14,16-pentol	107976	Click to see CC1(C(CC2C1(C(CC34CC(C(C3O)CCC4C2=C)(C)O)O)O)O)C	352.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
CID 137092549	137092549	Click to see CC1(C(CC2C1(C(CC34CC(CCC3C2=C)C(C4)(C)O)O)O)O)C	336.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
Grayanotoxin II	14060930	Click to see CC1(C(CC2C1(C(CC34CC(C(C3O)CCC4C2=C)(C)O)O)O)O)C	352.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50011A016
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones
2',6'-Dihydroxy-4'-methoxyacetophenone	24135	Click to see CC(=O)C1=C(C=C(C=C1O)OC)O	182.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50005A008
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indoles
Capparin B	24813533	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=C(N2)SC)C=O	221.28	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indolines
6-Methoxyindoline-2,3-dione	10374972	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=O)C(=O)N2	177.16	unknown	via CMAUP database
Capparin A	101457836	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3(CN=C(S3)SC)C(=O)N2	280.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
Cianidanol	9064	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O	290.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50012A008
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
Eriodictyol	440735	Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O	288.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50012A008
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Apigenin	5280443	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O	270.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
Luteolin	5280445	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O	286.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol	5280863	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O	286.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
Quercetin	5280343	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O	302.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50012A008
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
3-Hydroxyphloretin 2'-O-glucoside	102068587	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CCC(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	452.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50012A008
CID 11190157	11190157	Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)CCC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O	450.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
CID 12308643	12308643	Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)CCC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O	450.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50005A008
phloretin 2'-O-glucoside	46926173	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCC(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)[O-])O	435.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Phlorizin	6072	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCC(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	436.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50012A008 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50005A008
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	44259215	Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O	434.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50012A008
Guaijaverin	5481224	Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O	434.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50012A008
Hyperoside	5281643	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50012A008
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 6-O-methylated flavonoids
Oroxylin A	5320315	Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)O	284.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
6,8-Di-C-methylkaempferol 3,7-dimethyl ether	14353450	Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C(=C1OC)C)OC(=C(C2=O)OC)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O	342.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1984-7-804
8-Demethyllatifolin	14353449	Click to see CC1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C(=C(O2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)OC)OC	328.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1984-7-804
8-Desmethylkalmiatin	44259656	Click to see CC1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C(=C(O2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)OC)OC)OC	342.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1984-7-804
Kalmiatin	44259657	Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C(=C1OC)C)OC(=C(C2=O)OC)C3=CC=C(C=C3)OC)O	356.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1984-7-804
Sideroxylin	3083788	Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(C(=C1OC)C)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O	312.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1981-11-1201
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 8-O-methylated flavonoids
Wogonin	5281703	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C2=C1OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)O	284.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxy-dihydrochalcones
3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)propan-1-one	11778945	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CCC(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2O)O)O)O)O	290.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50012A008
Phloretin	4788	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CCC(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2O)O)O)O	274.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50005A008

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Kalmia latifolia

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