Mountain Laurel is an evergreen shrub. It is not a true laurel, but rather is a member of the Heath Family.
Floral display of white or pinkish flowers in spring is striking.
Mountain Laurel tends to grow on dry hillsides in wooded areas. Its foliage is toxic, normally protecting it from deer browse. Thus it often grows in dense stands.
Host plant for Laurel Sphinx Moth (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).
Host to the fungus Mycosphaerella colorata.
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