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Kalmiopsis leachiana

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

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| image = Kalmiopsis Leachiana.jpg

| status = G3

| status_system = TNC

| status_ref ={{cite web|url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1243077/Kalmiopsis_leachiana|title=Kalmiopsis leachiana|website=NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer|author=NatureServe|publisher=NatureServe|location=Arlington, Virginia|date=5 May 2023|access-date=30 May 2023}}

| genus = Kalmiopsis

| species = leachiana

| authority = (Henderson) Rehd.

}}

Kalmiopsis leachiana, commonly referred to as Siskiyou kalmiopsis, is a rare flowering plant endemic to the Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon, where it is specially protected in the {{convert|179755|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} Kalmiopsis Wilderness reserve. It was discovered in 1930 by Lilla Leach in the Gold Basin area.[http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/wilderness/kalmiopsis.shtml Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest - Kalmiopsis Wilderness]

It is related to Kalmia in the family Ericaceae.

Description

Kalmiopsis leachiana is an evergreen shrub growing to {{convert|10|-|30|cm|ft}} tall, with erect stems bearing spirally arranged simple leaves 2–3 cm long and 1 cm broad.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The flowers are pink-purple, in racemes of 6–9 together, reminiscent of small Rhododendron flowers but flatter, with a star-like calyx and 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.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

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External links

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  • [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=KALE NRCS: USDA Plants Profile Kalmiopsis leachiana (Kalmiopsis)], OR: [http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Oregon&statefips=41&symbol=KALE]
  • [http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/wilderness/kalmiopsis.shtml Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest - Kalmiopsis Wilderness]
  • [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv23046 Guide to the Lilla Leach papers at the University of Oregon]
  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111006205718/http://blog.conifercountry.com/2010/06/03/kalmiopsis-leachiana--survival-in-a-land-of-extremes.aspx Kalmiopsis leachiana {{!}} survival in a land of extremes]}}
  • [http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Kalmiopsis+leachiana The Nature Conservancy: Kalmiopsis leachiana]{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Category:Ericoideae

Category:Flora of Oregon

Category:Flora of the Klamath Mountains

Category:Endemic flora of the United States

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Category:Plants described in 1932

Category:Endemic flora of Oregon

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