Common Name -  Swamp Laurel
	Scientific Name - Kalmia polifolia
	Family Name -  Heath (Ericaeae)
Season	Spring perennial
Habitat	Shrub of bogs, swamps and muskegs.
Flower	Pink, regular, 5 petals partially fused to form the shape of a sauser, clusters terminal. Anthers dark and pistil long and protruding.
Leaves	Simple, opposite, entire, stiff, leaf margins roll inward, blade is narrow, pointed and 1 to 2 inches long.
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