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Evergreen, 4" dark green waxy oval leaves, low lying, shrub-like, 4-6 leaf clusters.
Moist, nearby stream, deciduous forest, evergreen forest, Catskills, New York highlands, Shawangunks.
Large thickets of this bush that are spectacularly green against fresh snow.
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Thanks! I do believe you are correct
I think it's some sort of rhododendron. The leaves are too wide and flat to be mountain laurel.