Kalmiopsis leachiana, commonly referred to as kalmiopsis, is a rare flowering plant endemic to the Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon, where it is specially protected in the 179,755-acre (727.4 km²) Kalmiopsis Wilderness reserve. It was discovered in 1930 by Lilla Leach in the Gold Basin area.[1]

Kalmiopsis leachiana
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Kalmiopsis
Species:	K. leachiana
Binomial name
Kalmiopsis leachiana (Henderson) Rehd.

It is related to Kalmia in the family Ericaceae.

Description

Kalmiopsis leachiana is an evergreen shrub growing to 10–30 centimetres (0.33–0.98 ft) tall, with erect stems bearing spirally arranged simple leaves 2–3 cm long and 1 cm broad.

The flowers are pink-purple, in racemes of 6-9 together, reminiscent of small Rhododendron flowers but flatter, with a star-like calyx of five conjoined petals; each flower is 1.5–2 cm diameter. The fruit is a five-lobed capsule, which splits to release the numerous small seeds.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kalmiopsis leachiana.

Wikispecies has information related to Kalmiopsis leachiana.

• NRCS: USDA Plants Profile Kalmiopsis leachiana (Kalmiopsis), OR:
• Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest - Kalmiopsis Wilderness
• Guide to the Lilla Leach papers at the University of Oregon
• Kalmiopsis leachiana | survival in a land of extremes
• The Nature Conservancy: Kalmiopsis leachiana'

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