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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