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Kalmia cuneata Michx.
whitewicky

   
Symbol: KACU
Group: Dicot
Family: Ericaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub
Native Status:  
  



Photograph of Kalmia cuneata Michx.
©William S. Justice. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany.
 
More Information:
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
 

Synonyms:
Kalmia cuneata Michx.

  CHCU7 Chamaedaphne cuneata (Michx.) Kuntze
 

Distribution by State:
Kalmia cuneata Michx.

Distributional Map for Kalmia cuneata Michx.
Distribution Map Legend

Kalmia cuneata Michx. distribution:
USA (NC, SC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
NC, SC

 

Related Taxa:
Kalmia cuneata Michx.

35 genera in Ericaceae, 7 species in Kalmia
 

Classification:
Kalmia cuneata Michx.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Dilleniidae
Order   Ericales
Family   Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus   Kalmia L. – laurel
Species   Kalmia cuneata Michx. – whitewicky
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Kalmia cuneata Michx.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

North Carolina:
white wicky Special Concern, Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Kalmia cuneata Michx.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+ NO FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Kalmia cuneata Michx.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23675.

 

 

 

 
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