Kalmiopsis fragrans

Kalmiopsis fragrans

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Kalmiopsis
Species:
K. fragrans
Binomial name
Kalmiopsis fragrans
Meinke & Kaye

Kalmiopsis fragrans is a rare species of flowering plant in the heath family known by the common name North Umpqua kalmiopsis. It is endemic to Oregon in the United States, where there are just a few known populations, all within Douglas County.

This plant has been known since the 1950s but it was generally treated as a form of Kalmiopsis leachiana. In 2007 it was separated and described as a new species. It differs slightly from K. leachiana in the size and shape of the flower.