150 MISC. PUBLICATION 308, U. 8. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Kalmia carolina Small. Wicky. 
Range: 27, 28, 29. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small evergreen shrub; flowers June—July; occurs on acid soil. 
Kaimia cuneata Michx. White wicky. 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Moist, stn. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small evergreen shrub; flowers April-May; occurs in acid swamps. 
Kalmia glauca, see Kalmic polifolia. 
Kalmia hirsuta Walt. Wicky. 
Kelmictla. hirsuta (Walt.) Small. 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small evergreen shrub; fiowers May—August; occurs in sandy and other 
acid soils. 
Kalmia latifolia IL. (pl 19). Mountain-laurel. 
Range: 24 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, stm, shade. 
Fruit: Capsule, available in September. 
Usually a small to large shrub, more rarely 2 small tree, or very uncommonly 
a large tree; evergreen; occurs in sandy and other acid soils: free from 
insects and diseases; many cultivated forms are known; neither the species 
nor the varieties thrive on clay or limestone soiis: 
Stomach records: Rutted grouse; white-tailed deer. Observations: Buted 
grouse; an important winter food of white-tailed deer but toxic io them if 
taken in great quantities to the exclusion of other foeds. Leaves poison sheep 
and cattle, which avoid it unless other forage is poor. Fatalities from honey 
made from this plant are on record. 
Kalmia microphylla (Heok.) Heller. 
K. glauca microphylla Book. 
Range: 4, 12, 13. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit. Capsule. 
A small evergreen shrub; fowers Jume—August. 
Kelmia polifolia Wangs. Pale-laurel, 
K. glauca Ait. 
Range: 4 12, 23, 24, 26, 27. 
Site: Moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small, straggling, evergreen shrub; fiowers May—July; usually occurs on 
acid soils. Very poisonous to livestock. 
Kalmiella hirsuta, see Kaimig, hirsuta. 
Karwinskia spp. 
Stemach records (im addition to specific records): Antelope jack rabbit (7), 
gray-sided jack rabbit (7). 
Karwinskia glandulosa, see Karwinskia humboldiiana. 
Karwinskia humboldtiana (Roem. and Schult.) Zuce Coyotiilo. 
K. parvifolia, Rose, K. glandulosa Zucc., Rhamnus humboldiiana Roem. and 
Schult.. R. maculata Sesse. 
Range: 11, 16, 17%. 
site: Dry, sun. : 
Fruit: Berry; available in October, commonly persistent. 
A small to large shrub; easily transplanted by root divisions. Seeds of this 
species are highly toxic to all domestic animals as weil as children; leaves only 
slightly so; the flesh of the berry is apparently not as poisoneus. 
Marwinskia parvifolia, see Karwinskia humboldiiana. 
