MPI Kalmia Key


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Kalmia in Gardens (Hatch 1998)


1. Leaves alternate.....2
1. Leaves opposite or ternately whorled.....6


2. Leaves evergreen & inflorescence terminal - compound with 5+ flowers.....3
2. Leaves evergreen & inflorescence axillary - small with 1-5 flowers.....4
2. Leaves deciduous & inflorescence axillary - small with 1-3 flowers.....5


3. POSSIBLE ID=Kalmia latifolia


4. POSSIBLE ID=Kalmia hirsuta


5. POSSIBLE ID=Kalmia cuneata


6. Plant very dwarf (less than 1 foot) & Leaves rarely over 2.0 cm long.....7
6. Plant not dwarf (2-4 feet) & Leaves 2-6cm long.....8


7. POSSIBLE ID=Kalmia microphylla


8. Leaves whitish below & margins distinctly rolled.....9
8. Leaves green below & margins mostly flat.....10


9. POSSIBLE ID=Kalmia polifolia


10. POSSIBLE ID=Kalmia angustifolia


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