Kalmia microphylla
(Hook.) Heller
Alpine laurel
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - tea, Caution
The leaves are used to make tea.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Canada, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are opposite and sword shaped. The edges are rolled. The flowers are pink and purple and bell shaped.
Wikipedia
Source ↗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.
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 292
