Kalmiopsis

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

2, see text

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

Species

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

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
A photo of the flower in question. Small pink flowers with five petals each.Kalmiopsis leachianaKalmiopsisSiskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon
Kalmiopsis fragransNorth Umpqua kalmiopsisDouglas County, Oregon.

References

  1. ↑ Kalmiopsis. Flora of North America.