Kalmia polifolia
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ff398ae6d1234287099 |
| Scientific name | Kalmia polifolia |
| Authority | Wangenh. |
| First published in | Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 130 (1788) |
Description Top
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Kalmia polifolia, also known as bog laurel, is a perennial evergreen shrub found in cold acidic bogs in North America. It was named after botanist Pehr Kalm and its species name, polifolia, means "pole-leaves" in Latin. The plant was first described by a German botanist and is commonly found in Eastern American states and Canadian provinces. It has pink or purple flowers and can grow up to two feet tall. While it has been used for medicinal purposes, it is highly toxic and can cause poisoning in animals and humans. Caribou often eat this plant as part of their diet and it has been planted in gardens for its aesthetic value.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Kalmia rosmarinifolia | Dum.Cours | Bot. Cult. 2: 250 (1811) |
| Kalmia oleifolia | Dum.Cours | Bot. Cult. , ed. 2, 3: 322 (1811) |
| Kalmia glauca | Aiton | Hort. Kew. 2: 64 (1789) |
| Chamaedaphne glauca | (Aiton) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 388 (1891) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | bog laurel |
| Bulgarian | многолистна калмия |
| Welsh | calmia‘r gors |
| Welsh | calmia`r gors |
| Danish | blågrå kalmia |
| Finnish | varpukalmia |
| Russian | Кальмия многолистная |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment. |
| Requires Light or Surface Sowing: These seeds need light to germinate and should not be covered with soil or only very lightly. They are often very small and sown directly on the surface of the growing medium. |
| protect from damping off |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Northern Europe
- Great Britain
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Northern Europe
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Northern America click to expand
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Eastern Canada
- Labrador
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Québec
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North-central U.S.A.
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
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Northeastern U.S.A.
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- West Virginia
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Subarctic America
- Northwest Territorie
- Nunavut
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Western Canada
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
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Eastern Canada
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000356138 |
| Canadensys | 5533 |
| USDA Plants | KAPO |
| Tropicos | 12300031 |
| INPN | 761944 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330898-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2333582 |
| PFAF | Kalmia polifolia |
| Open Tree Of Life | 373036 |
| Observations.org | 139028 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 45899 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000003891 |
| Nature Serve | 2.140476 |
| IUCN Red List | 64316801 |
| IPNI | 330898-1 |
| iNaturalist | 77604 |
| GBIF | 2882990 |
| Freebase | /m/0d2nrp |
| WisFlora | 3986 |
| EPPO | KAMPO |
| EOL | 583598 |
| Elurikkus | 323853 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 4513 |
| USDA GRIN | 21117 |
| Wikipedia | Kalmia_polifolia |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides | |||||
| 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/10.1038/202824B0 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |