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[[Image:MountainLaurelStates.png|left|thumb|300px|Mountain laurel is native to these states]]

It grows in many eastern and southeastern states in the United States. The Mountain laurel is a member of the heath family (Ericaceae) which contains shrubs including huckleberry, blueberry, azalea, cranberry and rhododendron. Mountain laurel normally begins to bloom late in May and into June. <ref>http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/mountainlaurel.aspx - State of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources</ref>

It grows in many eastern and southeastern states in the United States. The Mountain laurel is a member of the heath family (Ericaceae) which contains shrubs including huckleberry, blueberry, azalea, cranberry and rhododendron. Mountain laurel normally begins to bloom late in May and into June. <ref>http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/mountainlaurel.aspx - State of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources</ref>