Taxon:  Kalmia procumbens (L.) Gift et al. ex Galasso et al.



Summary
Genus:
Kalmia
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Phyllodoceae
Nomen number:
467232
Place of publication:
Annot. checkl. Ital. vasc. fl. 20.  2005
Verified:
08/08/2013 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Azalea procumbens L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Kron, K. A. et al. 2002. Phylogenetic classification of Ericaceae: molecular and morphological evidence. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 68:409. Note: lists as Kalmia procumbens (L.) Gift et al. [but not validly published here]
  3. Kron, K. A. et al. 2008. Validation of Kalmia buxifolia (Bergius) Gift & Kron and Kalmia procumbens (L.) Gift & Kron. Nordic J. Bot. 26:47-48. Note: lists as Kalmia procumbens (L.) Gift & Kron
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishalpine-azalea as Loiseleuria procumbens11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishtrailing-azalea as Loiseleuria procumbens1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). Note: as Loiseleuria procumbens
Swedishkrypljung as Loiseleuria procumbens2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKurile Islands Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadanskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEurasia Russian Federation n.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington Hitchcock, C. L. & A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland  Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoban.e.Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewann.Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Amur, Kamčatskij kraj, Habarovskij kraj, Kurile Islands, Magadanskaja oblast', Sakhalin]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu]
Eurasia
  • REGION: Russian Federation (n.)
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Yukon], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (n.), Manitoba (n.e.), British Columbia]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine, New Hampshire, New York]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Washington]

Reference(s)
  1. Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  4. Hitchcock, C. L. & A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual.
  5. Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
  6. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  7. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=467232. Accessed 17 April 2026.