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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kalmia hirsuta   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kalmia hirsuta   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Kalmia hirsuta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-08-004:

Kalmia hirsuta   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Kalmiella hirsuta

 

COMMON NAME:
Hairy Wicky, Kalmiella


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image of Kalmia hirsuta, Hairy Wicky, Kalmiella

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_kahi3_001_lvd

        

image of Kalmia hirsuta, Hairy Wicky, Kalmiella

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmkhirsuta_ths1

June        

image of Kalmia hirsuta, Hairy Wicky, Kalmiella

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmkhirsuta_blufton

July    Beaufort County    SC

White-flowered plants may be confused with White Wicky (K. cuneata), per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Kalmia hirsuta, Hairy Wicky, Kalmiella

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_kalmia_hirsuta_4

July        

The amount of hairiness varies significantly from plant to plant, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Kalmia hirsuta, Hairy Wicky, Kalmiella

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_kalmia_hirsuta_4_c

July        

The stamens are curved backwards, their anthers lodged in pockets, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Kalmia hirsuta, Hairy Wicky, Kalmiella

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmkhirsuta_beaufort2

July?    Beaufort County    SC

image of Kalmia hirsuta, Hairy Wicky, Kalmiella

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmkhirsuta_beaufort3

July?    Beaufort County    SC

Leaves are less than 5/8" wide (whereas those of K. cuneata are wider), per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Kalmia hirsuta, Hairy Wicky, Kalmiella

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmkhirsuta_beaufort4

July?    Beaufort County    SC

Tiny alternate leaves & hairy stems help distinguish it from other Kalmia, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Kalmia hirsuta   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Kalmia hirsuta   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Kalmia hirsuta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-08-004:
Kalmia hirsuta   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Kalmiella hirsuta

 

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2487

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: pine savannas and pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Common in GA, rare in SC

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
Pink
5 sepals
5-lobed corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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