NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Kalmia buxifolia [= Leiophyllum buxifolium]
Sand-myrtle, Sand Myrtle
Scientific Name: |
Kalmia buxifolia [= Leiophyllum buxifolium] |
---|---|
Genus: |
Kalmia |
Species Epithet: |
buxifolia |
Common Name: |
Sand-myrtle, Sand Myrtle |
Plant Type |
Shrub |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Ericaceae (Heath Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
1-3 ft., 3-6 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White, Pink |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
March, April, May, June |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Locally abundant but very restricted in wet (spodosol) pinelands of the outer Coastal Plain (in Brunswick and Carteret counties, NC), locally common in relatively dry sandhills in a few locations in the Sandhills, disjunct in the Piedmont on a few quartzite monadnocks, fairly common in the mountains on rock outcrops at high to moderate elevations (on a wide variety of rock types) (Weakley 2015). Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal Plain. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Evergreen |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S3: Vulnerable (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
W6: Watch List: Regionally Rare (*Key) |
D. Paynter, April 2010, Brunswick Co |
|
Links: |
back to top
go to plant details search
go to plant images search
go to gallery home
back to Initial k Gallery
back to orchids
back to Carnivorous Plants
back to Trilliums