Definition of Kalmia polifolia

1. Noun. Laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath.

Exact synonyms: Bog Kalmia, Bog Laurel, Swamp Laurel
Generic synonyms: Kalmia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kalmia Polifolia

Kaliningrad
Kalischer
Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille
Kalka
Kalki
Kallikak
Kallikantzaros
Kallinus
Kalliopi
Kallman's syndrome
Kallmann
Kalm
Kalmia angustifolia
Kalmia latifolia
Kalmia polifolia
Kalmuck
Kalmucks
Kalmyk
Kalmykia
Kalmyks
Kalomoira
Kalon Tripa
Kalotermes
Kalotermitidae
Kaluga
Kaluza-Klein theories
Kaluza-Klein theory
Kalyan-Dombivali
Kalydôn

Literary usage of Kalmia polifolia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"kalmia polifolia Wang. Bog laurel Evergreen shrub Floating sphagnum bog mats. Kalmia glauca Ait. P FAC FAC FAC FACU OBL •/. *•!." ' -• • • '. ..."

2. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"Sheep Laurel (Kalmia angustifolia L.) and Swamp Laurel (kalmia polifolia Wang.), are also native to this State. Tbc genus is nanu-d »fier Peter Kalm, ..."

3. Conservation and Development of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific edited by Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight (1998)
"... Gaultheria ovatifolia, kalmia polifolia (=K. microphylla ssp. occidentalis), Menziesia ferruginea, Rhododendron macrophyllum, and Phyllodoce ..."

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