Kalmia occidentalis Small
[= Kalmia microphylla var. occidentalis]

Idaho: Idaho County: Payette National Forest, Lava Butte proposed RNA, ca 5 airmiles N of Big Hazard Lake. Elev. 7600 ft.
T23N R03E S32 NW
Datum: NAD 27. Uncertainty: 800 meters. Coordinate Source: TRS2LL.
Large open meadow dominated by Carex aquatilis in vary wet areas (with water table above substrate surface) and other Carex spp. elswere. Scattered pools on the west side of the wetland (to 1.5 m deep) surrounded by will-developed Sphagnum-covered hummocks dominated by Vaccinium occidentale, Kalmia microphylla, and Ledum glandulosum. Scattered islands of Abies lasiocarpa and Salix spp. occurring throughout the meadow. The meadow is surrounded on the N, W, and S sides by granitic boulder talus. Substrate (peat) pH 4.5-4.7. Abundance: only few, very low-growing individuals growing on very wet humus with only shallow moss accumulation with Carex spp., Potentilla flabellifolia, and Pedicularis groenlandica along stream on the east margin of the wetland. Corolla pink. Name misspelled on label (R. Mosely). Should be R. Moseley. Phenology: Flowers.

R. Bursik 182, Jun 20, 1987
With C. Wellner, R. Moseley
ID, Accession: 96134, Barcode: ID102746