Kalmiopsis

Taxobox


name = "Kalmiopsis"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Ericaceae
genus = "Kalmiopsis"
species = "K. leachiana"
binomial = "Kalmiopsis leachiana"
binomial_authority = (Henderson) Rehd.

Kalmiopsis ("Kalmiopsis leachiana") is a rare flowering plant endemic to the Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon, where it is specially protected in the convert|179755|acre|km2|1|sing=on Kalmiopsis Wilderness reserve. It was discovered in 1930 by Lilla Leech in the Gold Basin area. [ [http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/wilderness/kalmiopsis.shtml Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest - Kalmiopsis Wilderness] ] It is related to "Kalmia" in the family Ericaceae. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 10-30 cm tall, with erect stems bearing spirally arranged simple leaves 2-3 cm long and 1 cm broad. The flowers are pink-purple, in racemes of 6-9 together, reminiscent of small Rhododendron flowers but flatter, with a star-like calyx of five conjoined petals; each flower is 1.5-2 cm diameter. The fruit is a five-lobed capsule, which splits to release the numerous small seeds.

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External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=KALE NRCS: USDA Plants Profile "Kalmiopsis leachiana"] , OR: [http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Oregon&statefips=41&symbol=KALE]
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/wilderness/kalmiopsis.shtml Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest - Kalmiopsis Wilderness]