Kalmia procumbens

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Alpine Azalea (Kalmia procumbens): Also known as Loiseleuria procumbens in many references

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Local Notes

• Sitka/Kalmia procumbens: Commonly found in forested bogs and subalpine meadows or tundra. Around town, most easily observed along the Cross Trail. (edit)

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References

Weblinks

• USDAPLANTS page for Kalmia procumbens
• FNA page for Kalmia procumbens "Dry to moist, subarctic, arctic, and alpine tundra, coastal marshes;"
• e-FloraBC page for Kalmia procumbens

• PacNW Herbaria Records for Kalmia procumbens
• Search Arctos Database for Kalmia procumbens (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Kalmia procumbens (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Kalmia procumbens
• iNaturalist Observations for Kalmia procumbens in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Muller: [as Loiseleuria procumbens] gen; alpine, open areas, common
• Hall 2010: [as Loiseleuria procumbens] "Well drained rocky sites in alpine and arctic tundra; frequently forming pure mats, low elevation in bogs. Occasional to common."

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