Lindera Benzoin Spicebush

The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of lindera benzoin.

Lindera benzoin spicebush. The leaves are alternate with a smooth margin. Lindera benzoin commonly called spicebush is a missouri native deciduous shrub with a broad rounded habit which typically grows 6 12 less frequently to 15 high in moist locations in bottomlands woods ravines valleys and along streams. Lindera benzoin commonly called spicebush common spicebush northern spicebush wild allspice or benjamin bush is a shrub in the laurel family native to eastern north america ranging from maine and new york to ontario in the north and to kansas texas and northern florida in the center and south. Benzoin northern spicebush lindera benzoin var.

Pubescens northern spicebush legal status. The bark is brown to gray brown and speckled with light colored lenticels. Blume northern spicebush subordinate taxa. Leaves produce a spicy odor when crushed.

If you re out on a forest trail this month keep an eye out for the clouds of yellow created by lindera benzoin our native spicebush a deciduous shrub whose greenish yellow blooms appear in march in virginia. Lindera benzoin is remarkable not only for its spring and fall color but also for its adaptability. Native introduced native and introduced. This photo shows the alternate arrangement of the leaves along the stems.