Kalmia procumbens
Alpine Azalea, Alpine Azalea
Other regional names: Trailing Azalea
- Trailing Azalea
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Kalmia procumbens (commonly known as Alpine Azalea) is a shrub within the Ericaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subalpine or subarctic conditions.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Austria, British Columbia, Chita, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon