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Are the varieties supposed to be species of Kalmia, which should probably go under just Kalmia rather than here, or subspecies of K. latifolia? In both cases the names should be lower-cased and italicized, but the "Var." should also be changed to "Sp." or "Ssp." as appropriate.
Also, would Mountain Laurels be considered Rhododendron? They are both in the heath or heather family (Ericaceae) Samatva ( talk) 02:04, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
I don't doubt that K. latifolia is toxic, but we need a solid source for that info, especially since this subsection goes into such specifics. I'll see what I can find, but in the meantime, any other help would be much appreciated. -- Photosynthetic430 ( talk) 15:30, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
The information being added to the "Medical use" section appears to be taken almost word-for-word from this blog, including the misspelling of the word "mash". Since the entire section was unreferenced, and mountain laurel is a poison, I deleted the whole section (I was not the first, either [1]). If historic and/or scientific refs can be found that prove the plant is useful medically, please add them. The two "medical" refs I found said nothing had been proven (WebMD), and that people from the Delaware tribe used it to commit suicide (UPenn ref used in the article but without historical source, and repeated ad infinitum all over the net). 71.234.215.133 ( talk) 12:55, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
Thundersnow 12:34, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
Other sites talk about lambkill as being similar to mountain laurel, or mistaken for mountain laurel. Here it is one of the names for mountain laurel. Which is correct? I believe the distinction (or not) should be mentioned and described. Chasecf ( talk) 15:54, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
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It seems dangerous to follow a section describing legal Toxicity with details of unscientific aboriginal herbal medicine uses. If such uses are efficacious, some citation should be given. If not, this should be clearly marked as unverified folklore and potentially dangerous use of the plant. 174.73.176.201 ( talk) 20:46, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
The article says that the plant is native to North America, but later that it was brought from Europe in the 18th century.
Other sources all agree that it is native to the eastern USA. 87.6.65.205 ( talk) 09:19, 3 April 2022 (UTC)