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Swamp laurel

Kalmia polifolia

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialPurple flowers
Swamp laurel, photo 1 of 5
Swamp laurel, In flower
Swamp laurel, In fruit
30 cmHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 30 cm. Grows in forests and in marshes.

There are 2,778 observations of Swamp laurel in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord1,041
  2. Nord-du-Québec586
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean370
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue201
  5. Capitale-Nationale144
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine94
  7. Mauricie78
  8. Estrie61
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches57
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent42
  11. Laurentides30
  12. Centre-du-Québec24
  13. Lanaudière20
  14. Outaouais19
  15. Montérégie10
  16. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

TOXIC
Sheep laurelKalmia angustifolia
Bog rosemaryAndromeda polifolia
Bog Labrador teaRhododendron groenlandicum
LeatherleafChamaedaphne calyculata
RhodoraRhododendron canadense
Small cranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Lapland rosebayRhododendron lapponicum
Alpine azaleaKalmia procumbens