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Spicebush is a deciduous shrub growing to 1.8–3.7 metres (6–12 ft) tall. [6] It has a colonial nature and often reproduces by root sprouting, forming clumps or thickets. [ 7 ] The leaves are alternately arranged on the stem, simple, 6–15 cm (2–6 in) long and 2–6 cm (1–2 in) broad, oval or broadest beyond the middle of the leaf.
Calycanthus floridus, or commonly known as the eastern sweetshrub, Carolina all spice, or spicebush, [3] is a species of flowering shrub in the family Calycanthaceae. [4] It is identifiable by its dark red flowers and fragrant scent. It is non-invasive and is found in the Southeastern United States region.
Lindera obtusiloba, the blunt-lobed spice bush, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the laurel family Lauraceae, native to China, Korea and Japan.It is a spreading deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall and wide, with glossy aromatic leaves and deep yellow flowers which appear in spring before the leaves. [1]
The genus appears to be able to occupy widely different habitats as long as its requirements for water are met. [citation needed] Habitat fragmentation severely affects dioecious [citation needed] species like Lindera melissifolia (pondberry), because populations with plants of a single sex can only vegetatively reproduce.
Calycanthus floridus L.—Carolina spicebush, eastern sweetshrub, native to the Eastern United States, from New York and Missouri, south through the Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, and Mississippi Valley, to Louisiana, and east to northern Florida [16] C. f. var. floridus (syn. C. mohrii)—eastern sweetshrub; twigs pubescent (hairy) [17]
Calycanthus occidentalis is a deciduous shrub that can reach a height of 4 m (13 ft). Its leaves are opposite, and grow to about 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long and 2–8 cm (0.8–3.1 in) wide.
Lindera melissifolia, common name pondberry or southern spicebush, is a stoloniferous, deciduous, aromatic shrub in the laurel family. This endangered species is native to the southeastern United States, and its demise is associated with habitat loss from extensive drainage of wetlands for agriculture and forestry.
Papilio troilus, the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America. [2] It has two subspecies, Papilio troilus troilus and Papilio troilus ilioneus, the latter found mainly in the Florida peninsula. [3]