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This species grows in a variety of habitat types in its fragmented range, including sandy plains in the Carolinas and rocky mountain woods.<ref name=cpc/>
This species grows in a variety of habitat types in its fragmented range, including sandy plains in the Carolinas and rocky mountain woods.<ref name=cpc/>

The Latin [[binomial nomenclature|specific epithet]] ''buxifolia'' means "box-leaved", referring to species in the genus ''[[Buxus]]''.<ref name=RHSLG>{{cite book | last=Harrison |first=Lorraine | title=RHS Latin for Gardeners | year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley | location=United Kingdom | isbn=184533731X }}</ref>

The [[cultivar]] 'Maryfield' has received the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]]. <ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/361192/Kalmia-buxifolia-Maryfield/Details | title = ''Kalmia buxifolia'' 'Maryfield' | publisher = RHS | accessdate = 26 September 2020}}</ref>


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Kalmia buxifolia
Kalmia buxifolia

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Kalmia
Species:
K. buxifolia
Binomial name
Kalmia buxifolia
(Bergius) Gift & Kron
Synonyms

Leiophyllum buxifolium

Kalmia buxifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae known by the common name sandmyrtle, or sand-myrtle. It is native to the mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States, where it has a disjunct distribution, occurring in three separate areas. It is known from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas, and the southeastern Blue Ridge Mountains.[1]

This species is sometimes called Leiophyllum buxifolium, the only member of the monotypic genus Leiophyllum.[2] Genetic analysis supports its inclusion in genus Kalmia.[3]

This species is quite variable in appearance.[2] It is a shrub growing 10 centimeters to one meter in height. The leaves may be alternately or oppositely arranged on the stems. They are oval to lance-shaped and up to 1.4 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a raceme or umbel of up to 18 flowers with white or light pink petals. The fruit is a capsule a few millimeters long.[4]

This species grows in a variety of habitat types in its fragmented range, including sandy plains in the Carolinas and rocky mountain woods.[1]

The Latin specific epithet buxifolia means "box-leaved", referring to species in the genus Buxus.[5]

The cultivar 'Maryfield' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leiophyllum buxifolium". Center for Plant Conservation. 2010-09-28. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06.
  2. ^ a b "Geographical variation and biosystematics of sand myrtle, Leiophyllum buxifolium (Ericaceae)" (PDF). Systematic Botany. 16 (3): 529–545. 1991. doi:10.2307/2419341. JSTOR 2419341. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-21. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Cladistic relationships of Kalmia, Leiophyllum, and Loiseleuria (Phyllodoceae, Ericaceae) based on rbcL and nrITS data". Systematic Botany. 21 (1): 17–29. 1996. doi:10.2307/2419560. JSTOR 2419560. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Kalmia buxifolia". Flora of North America.
  5. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  6. ^ "Kalmia buxifolia 'Maryfield'". RHS. Retrieved 26 September 2020.