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Laurels Kalmia

This hub compares 3 species records. Across all 3 records, it carries 13 evidence rows from 6 distinct cited sources. The species split is 2 keep-away and 1 awaiting directional evidence. The species records remain separate: their evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Keep away: 2 species

mountain laurel Keep away Kalmia latifolia Consensus · 8 sources Zones 4–4
sheep laurel Keep away Kalmia angustifolia Limited evidence · 4 sources Zones 5–5

Awaiting evidence: 1 species

bog laurel Awaiting evidence Kalmia polifolia Mid-scale score · 1 source Zones 4–4

About laurels

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: shrub. The records span published USDA zones 4–5. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Kalmia: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated laurels grow

Tagged as growing in 29 states.

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