Western bog laurel

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Kalmia microphylla, known as alpine laurel, bog laurel, swamp-laurel, western bog-laurel or western laurel, is a species of Kalmia of the family Ericaceae. It is native to North America and can be found throughout the western US and western and central Canada below the subarctic.

• It belongs to the Ericaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 10 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Alaska and Wyoming. ^NatureServe
• In Alaska, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in May–July. ^iNaturalist
• In Wyoming, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in May–July. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as purple. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 1 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 456 research-grade sightings of it in Alaska, ranking #94 among the 108 flowers on our Alaska list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 279 research-grade sightings of it in Wyoming, ranking #100 among the 107 flowers on our Wyoming list. ^iNaturalist