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kalmia angustifolia

Photo by BambiJudy
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Field Notes

Habitat:

I found plenty of these lovely flowers growing on the side of a mountain we were climbing in Barachois Pond Provincial Park in Newfoundland.

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Kalmia angustifolia

Species ID Suggestions

Dog Hobble

Leucothoe sp
r4nd0mm4le
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Comments (4)
r4nd0mm4le
Ahhh cool... Prolly just poisonous if ingested much of that family is...
BambiJudy
Looked it out, kalmia latifolia doesn't grow in newfoundland, but kalmia angustifolia does. Thanks for the help ! I did not know it was poisonous. Lucky me i didn't touch them !
r4nd0mm4le
Strike that it is Kalmia latifolia...I hate lil ericaceous shrubs,,,:)
r4nd0mm4le
Also called Fetterbush...Im not sure what species occur for Newfs :)

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PublishedApril 2, 2011

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