ERICACEAE: Heath Family
KEY TO SPECIES OF KALMIA
1. Leaves deciduous, subcoriaceous (See GROUP J) ........................ K. cuneata
1. Leaves evergreen; blade coriaceous ............................................ 2
2. Leaves alternate (See GROUP H) ................................................................ K. hirsuta
2. Leaves opposite or whorled (See Group E) ................................................. 3
3. Leaf blade sparsely minutely hairy to nearly glabrous on upperside, minutely glandular-hairy to nearly glabrous on underside ....................................................... K. angustifolia
3. Leaf blade with grayish fine close hairs on upperside; minutely and abundantly stalked-glandular on underside ................. K. carolina