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Kalmiopsis

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Kalmiopsis
Kalmiopsis leachiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Ericoideae
Tribe: Phyllodoceae
Genus: Kalmiopsis
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Species

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Kalmiopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae.

Species

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It contains two species, which are endemic to Oregon in the United States.[1] This was a monotypic genus containing only Kalmiopsis leachiana until 2007, when a form of it was elevated to species status, Kalmiopsis fragrans.

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Kalmiopsis leachiana Kalmiopsis Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon
Kalmiopsis fragrans North Umpqua kalmiopsis Douglas County, Oregon.

References

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  1. ^ Kalmiopsis. Flora of North America.