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Kalmiopsis leachiana
Also called Siskiyou Kalmiopsis, Kalmiopsis
Kalmiopsis leachiana, commonly referred to as Siskiyou kalmiopsis, is a rare flowering plant endemic to the Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon, where it is specially protected in the 179,755-acre (727.4 km2) Kalmiopsis Wilderness reserve. It was discovered in 1930 by Lilla Leach in the Gold Basin area.
It is related to Kalmia in the family Ericaceae.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kalmiopsis leachiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
