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Bog Laurel (Kalmia polifolia) Quite a surprise in an otherwise drab bog. Canada,Geotagged,Kalmia polifolia,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Bog Laurel (Kalmia polifolia)

Quite a surprise in an otherwise drab bog.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Beautiful find, Gary! Posted 7 years ago
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      Thank you Ferdy. May have mentioned before that in our “neck of the woods” it is a fantastic spring for wild flowers! Posted 7 years ago
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        Bring them on, Gary :) I'm seeing several members in North America experiencing a sudden boom in the last weeks, and really enjoying all the findings. Posted 7 years ago

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The Bog laurel

''Kalmia polifolia'', previously known as ''Kalmia glauca'' and commonly called bog laurel, swamp laurel, or pale laurel, is a perennial evergreen shrub of cold acidic bogs, in the family Ericaceae. It is native to north-eastern North America, from Newfoundland to Hudson Bay southwards.

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Similar species: Ericales
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Uploaded May 9, 2018. Captured May 8, 2018 12:45 in Shorepine Bog Trail, Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/20.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO1600
  • 60mm