Alpine Laurel, Bog Laurel, Western Swamp Laurel, Small-leaved Alpine Laurel
Kalmia microphylla
Synonyms: Kalmia microphylla var. microphylla, Kalmia microphylla var. occidentalis, Kalmia occidentalis, Kalmia polifolia, Kalmia polifolia ssp. microphylla, Kalmia polifolia var. microphylla, Kalmia polifolia ssp. occidentalis, Kalmia polifolia ssp. polifolia, Kalmia polifolia var. polifolia
This photo shows a close-up of the attractive inflorescence of alpine laurel as seen in Patterson Meadows at Patterson Mountain, in the southern Willamette National Forest.........July 13, 2008.
This photo shows the leaves and flowers of alpine laurel as seen in Patterson Meadows at Patterson Mountain, in the southern Willamette National Forest.........July 13, 2008.
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Alpine laurel blooming in a pot in the webmaster's Gresham, Oregon garden.........March 7, 2015. Since this species is one of very wet places in montane meadows, I keep the pot in a basin of water throughout the summer to keep it happy.
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Alpine laurel blooming (left) in moist meadows just west of an old pack trail on the north side of the South Fork Conrad Creek, Goat Rocks Wilderness.......July 22, 2016. The photo at right shows alpine laurel in bloom (with black alpine sedge: Carex nigricans) near Warm Lake , Goat Rocks Wilderness.......July 23, 2016.
Fields of alpine laurel in bloom in upper Conrad Creek Basin, Goat Rocks Wilderness........July 23, 2016. Gilbert Peak is behind the black massif. This drainage drains into the South Fork Conrad Creek.
Alpine laurel still in bloom in Red Meadows, Three Sisters Wilderness......August 21, 2021.
Paul Slichter