If it works for a bow, the name isn't important. But the species Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel) is pretty much the same everywhere it grows, with the only differences being in size and slight variations in bloom color. For one thing, it's always a broad-leafed evergreen-there are big shiny green leaves on it all year long. It has big clusters of pink flowers in late spring. The bark is a lot darker with a different texture. It does grow in a couple counties in extreme southern Indiana that border Kentucky, but is absent through the rest of the state. Not trying to be a smart***, but I deal with native plants for a living, and see mountain laurel every day-it's one of the most common shrubs here in western NC. Here's mountain laurel:
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