Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel, [3] calico-bush, [3] or spoonwood, [3] is a flowering plant and one of the 10 species in the genus of Kalmia belonging to the heath(er) family Ericaceae. It is native to the eastern United States. Its range stretches from southern Maine to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana.
Every spring in late April, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the site of the week-long annual spring wildflower pilgrimage [2] to celebrate this diversity. The park is also the site of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory [3] to inventory all the living organisms in the park. This article lists some of the Wildflowers of the Great Smoky ...
By the third week of April, spring is in full bloom throughout the picturesque valleys of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In these lower elevations, trails burst with color — blue phlox ...
Mountain Laurel or mountain laurel may refer to: Calia secundiflora, Texas mountain laurel; Cryptocarya nova-anglica from eastern Australia; Kalmia latifolia, from ...
In 2006, the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center opened in Townsend with the mission of preserving various aspects of the region's culture. [90] The Tennessee Smokies baseball team plays in Sevierville and is named for the mountain range. [91] The Great Smoky Mountains are home to The Gatlinburg SkyLift and SkyBridge. [92]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Kalmia polifolia, previously known as Kalmia glauca [1] and commonly called bog laurel, swamp laurel, [2] or pale laurel, is a perennial [3] evergreen shrub of cold acidic bogs, in the family Ericaceae.
Rematore turned her passion for parks into a career leading nonprofits that provide support to national parks like the Smokies.